Parenting from a Neuroscience Perspective

A neuroscientist discovers the ideal study subject.

Aditi Subramaniam, Ph.D.

Screen Time: It's Not All Bad News

Most of screen time research focuses on the pitfalls. But there is another side to the story.

Location of the Broca's area in the human brain

How Language Develops

How the brain processes language, and how this uniquely human faculty develops in the brains of children.

Religion and the Brain

Neuroscience researchers are beginning to explore the effects of spirituality on the brain. Here's what they are finding out.

The Neurobiology of Fear

How much of fear is inborn? Lessons from my daughter on fear—and how to overcome it.

Why Babies Don't Seem to Tire of Laughing at the Same Joke

My toddler's giggles got me curious about humor and its evolutionary basis.