McGovern Institute neuroscientists use children’s interests to probe language in the brain.

Philosopher Sam Berstler diagnoses the corrosive effects of not acknowledging troubling truths.

Animal welfare laws don’t protect invertebrates, but there’s evidence that some, such as octopuses, are as intelligent as many mammals – even if their cognition takes very different forms.

Researchers at MIT, NYU, and UCLA develop an approach to help evaluate whether large language models like GPT-4 are equitable enough to be clinically viable for mental health support.

A detailed new look at dopamine signaling suggests neuroscientists’ model of reinforcement learning may need to be revised.

Given the polarized political climate in the US, it’s hard not to be affected by the election. But there are ways to make sure stress and uncertainty don’t send you on a downward spiral.

A behavioral ecologist explains the reciprocal social relationships vampire bats maintain, in sickness and in health.

The newly identified pathways appear to relay emotional information that helps to shape the motivation to take action.

New research finds that marmots who experience adversity early in life have a lesser chance of survival.