Three studies at the University of Zurich demonstrate that hypnosis alters activity in the large-scale functional networks of ...

Research shows adults sleeping less than six hours face accelerated brain aging and cognitive decline, with high blood ...

A new study finds that short-term air pollution exposure harms brain function, reducing focus and emotion recognition.

A new international and multidisciplinary study has unveiled a novel framework for understanding the concept of time ...

Stimulants affect the mind, brain, and body in several ways, many of which can be very positive, even in the long run. Find ...

Researchers have identified a unique mitochondrial process in CA2 neurons that supports learning, memory, and social ...

Scientists discovered years ago that the hypothalamus -- which helps to manage body temperature, hunger, sex drive, sleep and more -- includes neurons that express the protein opsin 3 (OPN3). Far less ...

A new study suggests that creativity maps onto a common brain circuit and that injury and neurological disease have the ...

There was reduced brain activity in areas involved in important cognitive functions like decision-making, memory, attention and emotional processing. Lead study author Joshua Gowin, PhD ...

A discovery at the Kavli Institute at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Norway has uncovered a ...

John Kounios is a professor of psychological and brain sciences at Drexel University. He is co-author of The Eureka Factor: Aha Moments, Creative Insight, and the Brain (Random House, 2015) and ...

And they noted that working memory was not affected, suggesting that some brain functions are more resilient to short-term ..