I’ve been working hard on a proposal for a new book. This involves a lot of sitting and thinking. Since I started working on this project, a strange phenomenon has emerged. I want to clean all the ...

Amy Knight, Ph.D., associate professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurology, discusses why and how chronic stress can affect one’s brain and overall health. What is ...

Stress resilience isn't a flatline. It's a flex, according to new research from Florida International University. Marcelo ...

A good cry and short break later, I have my answer: I was attempting to think deeply when my brain wasn’t able to do so.

Alien hand is little investigated because it is rare and cannot predictively occur,” Mark said. “In comparison to other ...

New research has shown that writing by hand leads to higher brain connectivity than typing on a keyboard, highlighting the need to expose students to more handwriting activities As digital devices ...

Chronic stress affects the immune system and the brain. Researchers now show that a particular enzyme found in cells of the immune system enters the brain under stress. In mice, it causes them to ...

As a founder navigating the fast-paced worlds of cybersecurity, product development and digital growth, I’ve seen firsthand how constant cognitive overload affects performance—not just for me, but for ...

Handwriting notes in class might seem like an anachronism as smartphones and other digital technology subsume every aspect of learning across schools and universities. But a steady stream of research ...