We usually don't think much about it, but our brain is pretty amazing! This three-pound organ is in charge of everything ...

This March, the SciFri Book Club will read Dr. Mary-Frances O’Connor’s The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss.Out in paperback this February, The Grieving Brain ...

The habenula is our brain’s protector, designed to shut down our motivation in response to perceived failure, frustration, or a sense of powerlessness. While this mechanism evolved to keep us ...

The Beautiful Brain: The Drawings of Santiago Ramón y Cajal. By Larry Swanson, Eric Newman, Alfonso Araque and Janet Dubinsky. Abrams Books; 208 pages; $50 and £35 ...

Neurologist Pria Anand recounts curious tales of the workings of the human mind in an elegant debut that is being compared to ...

Book review: ‘Mother Brain’ delves into the science of how our brains are rewired by parenthood The book interweaves research and data with personal stories from new parents. Posted October 16 ...

I first picked up “The Grieving Brain” for the same reason that I read “The Body Keeps the Score” the year before: I wanted to understand how a series of firing neurons can suddenly leave ...

We sat next to a large glass cabinet containing the historical artifacts and curiosities of brain science: a wooden box bristling with electrodes and wires used for inducing electrical currents ...

The book, Broadleaf says, shows how a “centering pause,” or spending a few minutes meditating, praying, or doing other contemplative practices, can positively rewire brain circuitry. Return to ...

The previous three books trace the history of brain science. This pair of award-winning books by Peter Godfrey-Smith—a philosophy professor at the University of Sydney, ...