They say youth is wasted on the young, but when it comes to pleasure chemicals in our brains, the opposite may be true. A study released today shows that there is a drastic change in how our brains respond to pleasure and reward as we age.

The idea that “it’s better to give than receive” may not be limited to just humans. Now researchers have found a group of monkeys that seem to get pleasure from giving.

Imagine if words created a taste in your mouth, or music generated bursts of color. Some people have a rare condition called synesthesia, where their senses are somewhat crossed. Now scientists have found a new type of that condition: people who “hear” motion.

Psychologists have found that golfers who’ve played well perceive the hole as bigger than it really is. As this ScienCentral video explains, the researchers also found those who did poorly saw the hole as smaller than it really is.

Wondering who’s got an edge in the next game or Olympic event? Here’s a hint: watch out for the contenders in red.

Could increased stomach feeding of patients with brain injuries increase their chances of survival? “Yes,” says one study just out, and neurosurgeons are responding to the results by literally rewriting the book on brain trauma.

Scientists have discovered that a large expanse of a musician’s brain “shuts off” while improvising music. Here’s a note-worthy study of the human brain.

Researchers have discovered that where you vote can influence how you vote. They found that images that surround you, what consumer researchers call “cues,” could influence your decisions.

ScienCentral went out on the streets of New York City to catch people having real tip-of-the-tongue experiences.

When you can’t quite remember a tricky word or somebody’s name, trying to excavate it from your memory might be the worst thing you can do, according to new psychology research.