Remember when mindfulness seemed like just another wellness fad, somewhere between jade eggs and activated charcoal everything? Well, neuroscientists have news for you – that simple practice of paying ...

When a neuroscientist began studying meditation, she expected to measure temporary mental states—not structural changes in the brain itself. What her team discovered shocked the scientific community.

For years, leadership gurus have pushed the idea that great leaders must align with how the brain works best: build trust through oxytocin, use mindfulness to regulate emotions, and generate small ...

We usually don't think much about it, but our brain is pretty amazing! This three-pound organ is in charge of everything—from our thoughts and memories to our emotions and decision-making. And yet, ...

Perimenopause symptoms can wreak havoc on our lives. Proper treatment is key. Mindfulness is an invaluable tool to help ...

Many people assume that youth is the time when the mind works best, but recent research challenges this notion. While our ...

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What if improving children’s mental health — and life outcomes — could be done by teaching kids how their brains work? That’s a key idea behind the approach of teachers at Momentous School in Dallas, ...

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In a new paper with implications for preventing Alzheimer's disease and other neurological disorders, Keith Hengen, an associate professor of biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St.

When we look for something moving in the sky, our expectation would be very different if the object is a bird flying past or a baseball coming straight at us. UC Davis scientists in a new study looked ...