Playing certain brain-training games may boost production of a neurotransmitter responsible for attention and focus, ...

Recent research shows that the human brain often reaches its peak much later than commonly believed. While physical abilities ...

Researchers led by Masako Tamaki at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science in Japan report a link between deep sleep and cerebrospinal fluid, the clear liquid that surrounds and supports the brain and ...

Chicken scrawl Almost all my writing is on a keyboard – typing on my laptop or tablet, or phone. I write by hand only occasionally these days; jotting a quick […] ...

Researchers have discovered some good news about the march of time, and there’s less to dread and more to celebrate.

It's exam season in Australia. Year 12 students are sitting final exams, while university and younger school students also ...

Music has played a role in managing behavioral symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease, such as agitation, for a long time. That ...

Psychologists call it “offline waking rest.” In its purest form, offline waking rest can be closing your eyes and zoning out ...

Emotions generally boil down to appraisals and attribution. Negative emotions, such as test anxiety, for example, often occur ...

A Penn State study finds that even small boosts in perceived control dramatically increase the likelihood of resolving daily ...

Boston University researchers found that ordinary moments can gain staying power if they’re connected to significant emotional events. Using studies with hundreds of participants, they showed that the ...