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Psychology and Neuroscience

WIRED World

How Do You Live a Happier Life? Notice What Was There All Along

Reacquaint yourself with the good things in life by taking the time to appreciate them—and yes, it’s OK to rush through the bad stuff.

Tali Sharot

WIRED World

The Race to Translate Animal Sounds Into Human Language

Arik Kershenbaum

WIRED World

An Uncertain Future Requires Uncertain Prediction Skills

David Spiegelhalter

Joy Ride

These Rats Learned to Drive—and They Love It

Kelly Lambert

cerebellum

Scientists Are Unlocking the Secrets of Your ‘Little Brain’

R Douglas Fields

Neurotech

Meet the Designer Behind Neuralink’s Surgical Robot

Emily Mullin

Peace and Quiet

Are You Noise Sensitive? Here's How to Tell

Amy Paturel

Say What?

Why You Hear Voices in Your White Noise Machine

Jennifer Billock

Your Next Job

So You Want to Rewire Brains

Caitlin Kelly

Mental Health

They Had PTSD. A Psychedelic Called Ibogaine Helped Them Get Better

Emily Mullin

Doomscrolling

It's Time to Log Off

Thor Benson

Women in Science

Dr. Ann McKee Is on a Quest to Save Humanity’s Brains

Erica Kasper

Action!

How Cinematherapy Helped Me Through a Midlife Crisis

Tammy Rabideau

nyan

Everyone Was Wrong About Why Cats Purr

Jorge Garay

Mental Health

A Personalized Brain Implant Curbed a Woman’s OCD

Emily Mullin

Mental Health

Why Antidepressants Take So Long to Work

Max G. Levy

Thought Experiment

This Contest Put Theories of Consciousness to the Test. Here’s What It Really Proved

Elizabeth Finkel

Neuroscience

A Groundbreaking Human Brain Cell Atlas Just Dropped

Celia Ford

Fleeting Memories

How Insect Brains Melt and Rewire During Metamorphosis

Yasemin Saplakoglu

Reality Check

Is It Real or Imagined? Here’s How Your Brain Tells the Difference

Yasemin Saplakoglu

Biotech

Brain Implants That Help Paralyzed People Speak Just Broke New Records

Emily Mullin

Proofread

Use of AI Is Seeping Into Academic Journals—and It’s Proving Difficult to Detect

Amanda Hoover

Drug Bust

Everyone Was Wrong About Antipsychotics

Max G. Levy