Why some tasks feel like wading through mud while others feel like plain sailing: the brain science of flow, and how to find ...

Without us even noticing it, our brains are the ultimate multitaskers. The brain’s prefrontal cortex can tell us when it is ...

Your autopilot brain takes you through the grunt work of the day. Your reflective brain helps you change your negative mindset.

This isn't merely a bad habit; it's a behaviour known as doomscrolling, a mindless consumption of negative information that’s silently rewiring our brains with every swipe. Its ...

Martin Schrimpf is crafting bespoke AI models that can induce control over high-level brain activity.

Some of the most complex cognitive functions are possible because different sides of your brain control them. Chief among them is speech perception, the ability to interpret language. In people ...

Stress Hijacks Your Entrepreneurial Brain—Here’s How to Fight It These 5 steps can help you transform stress into a competitive advantage.

A mix of exercise, a healthy diet, social engagement and brain games could improve cognitive capabilities in older adults at ...

Early on, Nedergaard and Iliff, a glial cell biologist and a vascular physiologist, respectively, hypothesized that waste ...

Your brain doesn’t just rest at night, it burns fat to prevent sugar crashes, says a recent study. Neurons in the hypothalamus manage energy during early sleep, linking rest to metabolism and ...