Asheville, North Carolina — Katy Paige Rosenberg, a freshman at the University of North Carolina Asheville, recently realized what too much scrolling on her phone was doing to her. She estimates ...

Cognitive shuffling is a mental exercise that involves focusing your mind on words that have no association with one another, ...

We live in a fast-paced and digital world which is filled with constant information. And so, having a sharp memory and ...

Microplastics are everywhere, even in our brains but experts explain how we can limit our exposure to these insidious ...

Scientists have discovered that simply looking at natural scenes can directly reduce pain sensations by calming specific ...

Called "cognitive shuffling", it involves visualising random images to help you drift off. It sounds deceptively simple, but psychologist Dr Luc Beaudoin says it mimics what your brain does ...

The human brain possesses an amazing capacity to perceive images in novel ways, frequently creating perceptions based on ...

When you see pasta, your brain probably doesn't jump to the secrets of the universe. But for almost a century, physicists ...

This study investigated the neural mechanisms involved in feelings of interpersonal guilt and responsibility evoked by social decisions. In two studies (one during fMRI) ...

To find out more, the researchers recorded the brain activity of 49 volunteers using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fRMI). The subjects looked at different images while receiving a series ...

Note-taking is one of those underrated skills that quietly powers your ability to read critically, understand deeply, and ...