A light pulse of electricity to the brain helped monkeys shake off a schizophrenia-like pattern of rigid thinking. They ...

Why Cognitive Training Is the Best Activity for Better Memory “What gives me hope and what I see in both research and my coaching practice is how adaptable the brain truly is,” says Young. “Cognitive ...

Stretching your brain might be the better description. Do a crossword puzzle a day and you may just get good at crosswords.

If you’ve ever forgotten what you walked into a room for or couldn’t find the right word, you’ve likely experienced some level of brain fog. While it isn’t a medical diagnosis, the term is commonly ...

Breakthrough ideas often appear when you least expect them—but studies show there’s more than one way to trigger a “eureka” moment.

Every day, your brain makes thousands of decisions under uncertainty. Most of the time, you guess right. When you don't, you learn. But when the brain's ability to judge context or assign meaning ...

Right-brain vs. left-brain thinking is often discussed in psychology. Everybody uses both thinking types to some degree, but nearly everyone tends to have one or the other as a primary thinking style.

A new study that tracked brain changes in more than 1,600 adults over 12 years found that eating may help keep the brain ...

The brain replays conversations at night because the default mode network becomes active during rest, processing unresolved social stress. This is tied to survival instincts, cortisol levels, and ...

For years, business culture has boxed us in. You’re either a “numbers person” or a “creative.” Analytical or instinctive. Tactical or inspired. Left-brained or right-brained. Poets on one side, quants ...