Tancredi suggests that although the brain may direct the mind, and genetics creates the foundation for the wiring, environment and experience drive the fine tuning. Hardwired Behavior does not ...

If it’s any comfort, researchers from Harvard and the University of Ottawa theorize our brains are hardwired to resist ...

How Neuroscience Helps Us Understand the Mind and Brain Just as computers are hard-wired with electrical connections, the brain is hard-wired with neural connections. These connections link ...

But not all changes are visible. In fact, some of the biggest changes happen in her brain. When a mother sees her newborn for the first time, it's love at first sight, literally. That's because ...

We spoke to a fire safety expert and weighed the pros and cons of cost, reliability and installation of hardwired smoke alarms versus battery-operated. Here’s everything you need to know.

“It took an eternity until mathematicians finally invented zero as a number.” Perhaps that’s no surprise given that the concept can be difficult for the brain to grasp. It takes children longer to ...

The Whip-Poor-Will’s shrill, death-proclaiming song populates the works of Stephen King and H.P. Lovecraft. But the bird itself has fallen on hard times. Could it become a ghost of Halloweens past?

But what’s going on in our brain when we see something cute and why are we so interested in sharing those things with others on social media? “We seek out cuteness because it feels good!” ...

Is it dementia, or could it be something else? Here are a few common health conditions with symptoms that can be confused for dementia. The Latest U.S. News & World Report's live event "Head First ...

Researchers are uncovering deeper insights into how the human brain ages and what factors may be tied to healthier cognitive aging, including exercising, avoiding tobacco, speaking a second ...

So, will uploading your brain to a computer ever be possible? Randal Koene: I'd be surprised and a bit dismayed if we didn't have it within the century. Narrator: The concept of uploading an ...

Recipe development and writing take up much of my workweek, and now my brain is hardwired to measure every pinch of spice I add and to use a stopwatch to see how long it takes for vegetables to ...