The Creative Brain

By Roger E. Beaty, Ph.D.

An examination of the part of the brain that directs creative thought prompts the million-dollar question: Can creativity be enhanced?

Brains, Bodies, and Social Hierarchies

By Keely A. Muscatell, Ph.D.

New research ties income and other factors to stress and emotional responses. Does how we perceive our social standing impact our life expectancy and heart health? Are there interventions available to develop emotion regulation strategies?

Social Media & Teens: No Simple Answers

Scientists are just beginning to investigate how social media and other digital media may physically impact the developing brain.

Build a Better Brain Model

Organoids, chimeric cells, and other new experimental biotech offer us ways to study things we’ve never had access to before and ethical questions anew.

The Social Media Conundrum

What can be done to overcome the devious tactics used by tech companies to ensnare teens in compulsively using and returning to social media?

Searching for Signs of Consciousness: Q&A with Jan Claassen, M.D.

Dana grantee Jan Claassen uses EEG to detect patterns of brain activity in people in coma who don’t physically respond to voice commands that suggest some may have “covert consciousness.”

Learning by Association: Q&A with Randy Bruno, Ph.D.

Randy Bruno used his Dana grant to expand into behavior studies, and found that the sensory cortex does more than just sense—it learns based on reward.

Stretching the Boundaries of Near-Death

At a recent NYAS symposium, researchers describe methods to “extend the window of opportunity in which the brain can be salvaged.”

How Do We Manage Tech That Changes Human Experience?

Scientists, technologists, and research participants at the recent Society for Neuroscience annual meeting call for a diversity of voices to discuss the ethical implications of new digital and brain-interface research.

How Does Exercise Affect the Brain?

Not only is exercise good for your muscles and bones, but it is also an important part of keeping your brain healthy.

Genetics

Nature and Nurture
A Dynamic Interplay

Brain basics fact sheet on genetics

Neuroanatomy: The Basics

The brain and nervous system are a network of many specialized parts.