Think you see the world as it is? Think again. The brain’s shortcuts make us efficient—but also deeply biased.

Fear begins deep in the brain. The amygdala, buried within the temporal lobe, acts as an alarm system, detecting threats and ...

Heads up: A lot of what you think you know about your brain is wrong. From sleep scams to multitasking myths, bad advice is steering Americans off course — and it’s messing with their minds. To cut ...

Learning new information about the world—like details from a fantasy realm—engages brain regions distinct from those used to ...

New research from Johns Hopkins Medicine shows that the enzyme biliverdin reductase A (BVRA) plays a direct protective role against oxidative stress in neurons, independent of its role producing the ...

While studies have linked brain areas to remembering personal experiences, brain areas involved in learning more impersonal ...