
Autism Doesn't Discriminate, But Its Diagnosis Might
A lack of understanding might be keeping black and Latino kids with ASD from getting an accurate diagnosis.
A lack of understanding might be keeping black and Latino kids with ASD from getting an accurate diagnosis.
Most children on the autism spectrum have trouble dealing with sensory information. This PSA aims to show what that's like.
The treatment, known as rTMS, has already been approved for those who suffer from depression.
Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite once generally considered harmless, has been linked to mental illness, suicide attempts and now aggression.
An enzyme in one part of the brain seems to control appetite in mice, meaning it might one day be possible to curb overeating with medicine.
A survey linked discrimination to higher stress levels and poorer health.
Researchers found that products on eBay are considered less valuable when the seller is a woman.
Study participants used meditation, sleep, brain games and a Mediterranean diet to grow the area of the brain associated with learning.
A new study argues people who believe in a punitive higher-power are more cooperative with distant strangers who share the same beliefs.
What if instead of fighting racial bias as adults, we worked to prevent it from ever happening in the first place, with kids?
With so many working to fix racial bias in adults, we spoke with a neuroscience researcher who says we may need to focus our attention on kids.
Your brain can unscramble this message in milliseconds.
For the first time, scientists have pinpointed a single gene that can shape a person's risk of developing schizophrenia.
A flood of new antidepressants are being developed to help patients feel better in a few hours rather than a few weeks.
A recent study suggests that children who receive "fragmented" attention from their mothers might develop emotional problems in the future.
A researcher found an interesting way to show dogs likely have concepts of "self" and "others."
Researchers in Italy and the U.K. have found high-potency marijuana can affect the corpus callosum, the nerves that connect the halves of the brain.
A new study suggests that having a pet dog might lower kids' chances of experiencing childhood anxiety disorders.
Researchers were able to manipulate taste perceptions between bitter and sweet in mice, indicating taste is hardwired in the brain.
This "2-Minute Debate" is part of a series co-produced by Intelligence Squared U.S. and Newsy.
When troops come back from combat, they are often left to deal with tolls on their bodies, but alternative therapies can help with the recovery.
A study released by a Nobel Prize-winning economist showed liver disease, suicides and drug and alcohol poisoning are hitting the demographic hard.
Psychotherapist and senior tech editor Georgia Dow explains the psychology behind the hubbub that seems to accompany every iPhone release.
If you hate the sound of someone eating, you could have misophonia. It's an aversion to certain sounds and it could mean you're a creative genius.
A new psychological study seems to settle the debate on whether birth order determines personality and intelligence.
A new psychological study has found girls who text compulsively perform worse in school, yet boys with the same degree of compulsion aren't affected.
A new study in brain-to-brain communication placed participants a mile apart and asked them to play a game of 20 Questions with just their minds.
A new study on baby smiling habits says the reasons babies smile and the reasons moms smile at babies could be different.
Saying exactly what you don't mean can benefit you and those around you. We're not being sarcastic.
A new study published in the The Journal of Neuroscience says a child's fear of math can be alleviated by one-on-one tutoring.