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Our sense of reality and time depend on getting a good night's sleep. When you're sleep-deprived, things can get weird.

Anxiety is a typical emotional response to stress. It can manifest in various ways, including physical symptoms, such as an increased heart rate and sweating,

Getting lost in fantasy is a recognized psychological impairment. Understand more about maladaptive daydreams and how to stop them.

9 Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligences are Spatial, Linguistic, Logical, Inter & Intra personal, Musical, Naturalisitc, Bodily & Existential

Don't worry, it's good news. Most everyday airheaded-ness is nothing to stress about.

So many of us feel overwhelmed. Setting boundaries allows you work in a more sustainable—and less reactive—way.

A great deal of attention is often given to the negative effects of video games. Excessive game-playing can undoubtedly be detrimental for some people, taking time away from exercising and social activities, and disrupting sleep. But for several years researchers have discovered video games also…

Former Google scientist Seth Stephens-Davidowitz joins the Next Big Idea podcast to share data on happiness and more from his book, Don't Trust Your Gut

Because we can’t possibly absorb every single stimulus, our brain lets some signals filter through to our consciousness. But where in the brain does that take place?

If you think you control your own thoughts and decisions, think again. Recent research reveals that unconscious thoughts give birth to our mental imagery and personal choices.

Psychology professor Art Markman explains why you should stop believing these things about your brain.

Increasing evidence shows that anxiety hurts both working memory space and cognitive processes.

Employees and job applicants are increasingly being subjected to AI and other tech designed to evaluate their cognitive ability and activity.

A picture is emerging of a healthy lifestyle which is key to the condition’s prevention – exercise, being sociable, and looking after your ears

Our inner lives can take many forms. As mindfulness urges us to pay attention, it’s worth asking: What can our internal monologue teach us?

Seven expert and unexpected tips for people who have already tried everything. By Camilla Stoddart

Whether you're looking to sleep better, learn to meditate, or just feel happier, our favorites have a remedy for anything that ails you.

They are called the "TOP", for "techniques of optimization of the potential", and this practice designates a method of stress management combining in

New research suggests that mindfulness meditation reduces the intensity of pain by uncoupling the pain-processing part of the brain from the brain regions responsible for self-referential processing.

In 2021, several scientific investigations are examining how to sleep better, feel less sadness, and experience more happiness. Studies are showing how our brains help us adapt to the real world.

A new wave of brain science is upending our understanding of the mind.

Social isolation, boredom and monotony in these days of COVID-19 may seem like passive problems, but they actually trigger the brain's stress reactions. Luckily, there's help.

You are not just thinking with your brain.

​​As we age, our brains slowly lose the ability to learn, remember, adapt and heal. This flexibility is known as brain plasticity, and a team has recently uncovered a possible key piece in the plasticity puzzle, finding a single gene that can rejuvenate plasticity in the brains of adult mice.​