“We were able to causally link a specific brain pathway to a ‘brake’ on motivation when individuals face unpleasant tasks in ...

Soft dissociation often shows up when the nervous system is mildly overwhelmed but not in crisis. Instead of fight-or-flight, ...

The most obvious reason is that dancing is aerobic exercise, and that’s good for both physical and brain health, research ...

It seems counterintuitive to suggest that fear could be a turn-on, and that a horror film might not just scare the pants off ...

Lots of studies have shown that getting a good night’s rest (seven to eight hours) is associated with better memory and other ...

Most of us have experienced it: a deadline approaches, the task is perfectly doable, yet instead of starting, we suddenly ...

Sensory overload is often about uncertainty and how long the brain has to stay engaged—especially in autism and ADHD.

After evaluating scans of almost 5,800 children with and without attention deficit disorder, US researchers discovered that ...

Health experts caution against drinking too much, but alcohol is everywhere. Experts say the things that make us pour another ...

One reason, according to Hall, is that we often approach goal-setting with an all-or-nothing mindset, viewing success as ...

Sam Schwartzstein, the on-air face of a broadcast aimed at hardcore fans, adjusted how the NFL is played. Now he wants to ...

In an extract from his book Boost Your Creativity, Steve Brouwers argues that rest and relaxation are the creative's best ...