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Want to ace your tests? Take notes by hand
May 7, 2019
Even a brand new laptop won't give you an edge over pen and paper.
To boldly go or anxiously hang back?
May 6, 2019
A small population of nerve cells in the brain play an important role in anxiety’s influence over behavior.
Breakthrough device translates brain activity into speech
April 25, 2019
It could one day restore the voices of those who have lost the ability to speak due to neurological damage.
Air pollution impacts childhood development, study shows
April 11, 2019
Children who live near major roads are at higher risk for developmental delays because of traffic-related pollutants.
Can short-term stress make the body and mind more resilient?
March 27, 2019
A new UCSF study is testing a theory about how much stress is good for us.
Dementia looks different in brains of Latinos
March 12, 2019
A first-of-its-kind study has uncovered dramatic racial differences in the brains of those with dementia.
Adolescents have a fundamental need to contribute
February 27, 2019
Teens get a bad rap as selfish, dangerous risk-takers, but neuroscience and psychology are revising that image.
Finding the elusive drinking ‘brake’
February 20, 2019
New research has uncovered a mechanism that helps us modulate our drinking — when it functions properly.
Sleep loss truly causes you pain
January 30, 2019
Going without sleep heightens pain sensitivity and dulls the brain’s painkilling response.
Study identifies a new way by which the human brain marks time
January 17, 2019
With a little help from HBO's “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” scientists learn more about how we process the flow of time.