Mind & Brain

Discover what researchers have learned about polyamory, what misconceptions people have about such multipartner relationships and how individuals actually navigate them

Newborn chicks connect sounds with shapes just like humans, suggesting deep evolutionary roots of the “bouba-kiki” effect

Putting humans and LLMs head-to-head in classic tests of judgment from human psychology underscores the differences between them

Space's microgravity appears to shift the location of the brains of astronauts—without a clear effect on their health

A large survey of U.S. singles reveals the different ways people experience passionate romantic love

Speech blurs together unless you know the language; scientists found the brain signal that separates the words

Why psychiatry’s diagnostic system may undergo major changes, and what the scientific debates over how mental illnesses should be defined are

The South Carolina measles outbreak has triggered rare but serious brain swelling in some children

Jeffrey Epstein aggressively sought access to publishers, mentions of Scientific American and other media in Department of Justice files show

An “extraordinary” brain network discovery shows that Parkinson’s disease may not be a movement disorder after all

The American Psychiatric Association has announced big upcoming changes to psychiatry’s big book of mental disorders, the DSM

Brain changes during menopause could help explain why some people experience neurological symptoms such as anxiety, depression and memory problems