“This is a paradigm shift,” says Donn Van Deren, PhD, postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Pennsylvania, who ...

Scientists are closing in on the brain’s internal circuitry for hunger, revealing a surprisingly precise “off switch” that ...

For those of us who love comfort TV - you know, the kind you can truly switch off your brain to - get excited, because Emily ...

Habits can feel mysterious, arriving almost overnight or refusing to stick despite weeks of effort. New work on a “hidden switch” in the brain suggests those differences are not just about willpower, ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook There’s something to be said for past-paced, challenging gameplay. Whether it’s your favorite FPS ...

Every animal with a brain needs sleep — and even a few without a brain do, too. Humans sleep, birds sleep, whales sleep and even jellyfish sleep. Sleep is universal “even though it’s actually very ...

Let’s face it: It shouldn’t take a full year for us to get an actual break. If you’re entitled to time off throughout the ...

"Dimming the lights helps the brain to make melatonin which signals to the body that it's time for sleep," Dr Mahmoudzadeh explains. "The warmth and then cooling after a bath helps the body feel sleep ...

Most weeknights do not end when work ends. You get home and the brain is still running, replaying a conversation, planning ...

If you scroll through TikTok or Instagram long enough, you'll inevitably stumble across the line: "Your frontal lobe isn't ...

Scientists exploring how the brain responds to stress discovered molecular changes that can influence behavior long after an experience ends. They also identified natural resilience systems that help ...

Memories and learning processes are based on changes in the brain's neuronal connections and, as a result, in signal transmission between neurons.