Explore the neural, genetic, and social factors that explain why left-handed individuals make up only about 10% of the population.

In an era of overt sexism in the sciences, she made two major discoveries, including identifying a neuropeptide later linked ...

Left-handers are better at some types of sports than right-handers. But are they also more competitive? A new study says yes.

A unique study imaging brain activity in children born with upper limb difference—for example, one hand—has shown the amazing ...

Foreign Accent Syndrome is a rare neurological condition that can make people sound foreign overnight after brain injury or stroke. Here's what causes it, how it is diagnosed, and whether it can be tr ...

The idea that people are either “left-brained” and analytical or “right-brained” and creative has become deeply embedded in popular culture. Yet decades of neuroscience research show that this simple ...

New research published in BMC Psychology suggests that the structural wiring of the brain may play a significant role in how people solve problems through sudden insight. The study indicates that ...

Can you name the largest part of the brain? It makes up 85% of the brain’s mass and is responsible for your intelligence and ...