The word “theory” is used in at least two senses—to denote a body of widely accepted laws or principles, as in “Darwinian theory” or “quantum theory,” and to suggest a speculative hypothesis, often re...

Mice seek information for curiosity’s sake—and their desire for knowledge versus a payout is represented distinctly in the brain, new findings suggest.

Functional connectivity differences in autism mouse models point to two subtypes that correspond to patterns seen in some people with the condition.

A study assessed 1.2 million biomedical publications and measured the ‘unexpectedness’ of their findings.