Brain Science

Every night, we cross from wakefulness into sleep without remembering the exact moment it happens. Here’s what your brain is doing as you drift off.

From reaching for your phone to locking the door, your brain automates familiar behaviors. here’s how habits form and how to make them work for you.

What neuroscience and Jewish wisdom teach us about painful memories, past mistakes, and finding new meaning in the broken pieces of our lives

The reason you can't tickle yourself has everything to do with your brain. Learn how prediction, touch, and surprise work together to create the sensation of tickling.

Learn what causes hypnic jerks, why they happen, whether they're dangerous, and simple ways to reduce these sudden nighttime muscle spasms

A pioneering study published in Nature Medicine reveals how a revolutionary double neural bypass restored both movement and sensation in a man with complete paralysis, offering new hope for spinal cord injury treatment

Many people have had a gut feeling that later proved right. Discover what science says about intuition and whether women are really better at it.

Some people think in vivid pictures, while others think entirely through words and concepts. Here's what researchers know about aphantasia.

Why our sense of smell is directly wired to memory and emotion — and how scents can improve mood, learning, and well-being