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Men with facial hair are considered more attractive, new research finds, with women more likely to opt for full-bearded men for long-term relationships.

A study using virtual reality to test body perceptions finds that in response to obesity, women have more negative feelings about their body than men.

The neuroscience of motivation and reward is complex. A recent study fills in some gaps and introduces the oddly useful role of forgetting.

We talk about ‘harvesting beef’ rather than ‘slaughtering cows’ because it is the only way many people can manage to eat meat, confirm researchers.

The nerves we feel before a stressful event — like speaking in public, for example — are normally kept in check by a complex system of circuits in our brain. Now, scientists have identified a key molecule within this circuitry that is responsible for…

Understanding the factors that impact on brain development and brain function in musicians can empower music teachers to unlock each learner’s full potential, a new study suggests.

Whether we feel scared or pleased in an environment and how we explore it is down to our combined perception of space and of our bodies, according to new research conducted in a virtual reality environment. The study suggests that the brain uses the in…

Imagine being in an accident that leaves you unable to feel any sensation in your arms and fingers. Now imagine regaining that sensation, a decade later, through a mind-controlled robotic arm that is directly connected to your brain.

A fully-automated rat maze could help scientists better understand how individuals cooperate, and how this process may go awry in the brains of people with disorders ranging from autism to schizophrenia.

Three recently published studies demonstrate how gentlemen’s magazines make sexist humor seem less hostile. Could this be the last nail in their coffin?