Social neuroscience is a rapidly growing discipline that examines the relationship between the brain and social behavior. The “€œsocial brain hypothesis”€ posits that, over evolutionary time, living in large, social groups favored the physical growth of brain regions important for social behavior. In non-human primates, some evidence indicates that the size of the amygdala is […]

Authorities in Carson City, Nev., are still searching for the gunman’€™s motive in Tuesday’s shooting rampage at an IHOP restaurant. As they do, criminologists are suggesting that investigations could yet uncover why the shooter stepped from a minivan with a yellow “Support Our Troops” sticker on it and proceeded to kill five people, including three […]

Got nothing to do and feeling too hungover to drink again – or just don’€™t feel like drinking at all?

Teenagers hung out on street corners and on the steps of boarded-up buildings in impoverished downtown Newburgh one blisteringly hot August day this year.

Eight Republican presidential contenders will hit the stage at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library today, and most of the spotlight and pressure will be focused on the newest face in the race: Texas Gov. Rick Perry.

IN the face of this economic crisis, the federal government has all but declared unilateral disarmament. The Federal Reserve chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, has vowed to keep real interest rates near zero, but even at that level few are borrowing. Over at the White House and on Capitol Hill, the pursuit of deficit reduction has […]

Through 2007, Massachusetts showed the fastest progress of any state on the national assessment (NAEP) tests. What was most impressive is that black and Hispanic students showed even more progress on the national assessments than did their white peers.

Every summer Martha’s Vineyard Hospital takes on a new face -€” or actually many – with extra nursing staff hired to help handle an increase in medical care required by an influx of visitors and seasonal residents. Among those new faces are nursing students from a variety of colleges and universities, who work as certified […]

To encourage job growth, Mayor Thomas M. Menino today will propose financial incentives for hospitals, universities, and other nonprofits to hire out-of-work Boston residents.

Infinity is a subtle concept.

Forget Angry Birds. There’s a new iPhone application that provides hours of entertainment. Released last week, iSpeech Obama allows you to type in any phrase you want and the president’s voice will repeat it back to you.

The curtain is about to come down on a half-century of service to Northeastern University when legendary sports information director Jack Grinold hangs up his pencil and stat sheet later this month. So, when friends and associates gather on Saturday night at Matthews Arena to send Grinold off in a stylish manner befitting the respect […]