Why Is Hollywood So Liberal?
New research provides one possible answer: Highly creative people have a stronger ability to see things from other people's perspectives.
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There’s a Crisis of Reading Among Generation Z
As young people read less and less, they may be short-circuiting their reading brains.
There’s a Distinct Brain Function Behind Prejudice
New neural research could help us design better anti-prejudice interventions.
When Does Youth Football Go From National Pastime to Public-Health Problem?
It seems the earlier the body plays, the earlier the brain pays.
Could Gene Reactivation Be the Answer to a Severe Neurodevelopmental Disease?
Children suffering from Rett Syndrome may have found hope in a drug combination that could potentially reverse disease symptoms by adjusting natural cellular functions.
Growing ‘Mini-Brains’ for Science
Through the use of stem cell-based organoids researchers are making big strides in the study of neurodevelopmental diseases such as schizophrenia and autism.
Being Multilingual May Protect Against Alzheimer’s Disease
New research suggests it creates a cognitive reserve the brain can utilize when other regions start to decay.
A Brainy New Way of Looking at Friendship
New research finds the brains of close friends tend to respond to stimuli in very similar ways.
The Unique Neural Network of the Creative Brain
New research identifies a pattern of brain activity that is associated with superior creativity.
Protecting Adolescent Drug Users From Long-Term Damage
Using drugs at a young age can permanently modify your brain chemistry, but researchers are working to change that.