Consciousness is famously a "hard problem" of science: We don't precisely know how the physical matter in our brains ...

Not everyone is able to think quickly, but here are 11 obvious signs your mind works faster than the average person.

Optogenetics has long been a powerful experimental tool, but a growing body of research suggests it may now be approaching a ...

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 ...

You can see it coming in right there, that little spot,” says neuroscientist and engineer Laura Lewis. A remarkably bright pulsing dot has appeared on the monitor in front of us. We are watching, in ...

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, ...

Feeling sluggish? You're not alone. Many people feel sadder in the winter, according to a new study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal. The study suggests ...

Bhramari Pranayama is a yogic breathing practice based on sound vibration. Here's how humming breath therapy influences the brain, nervous system and stress response.

Zomato co-founder Deepinder Goyal was seen wearing a mysterious device called Temple on his temple during a podcast. This small wearable monitors real-time blood flow to the brain, a key indicator of ...