A recent study found that a short afternoon nap may offer brain health benefits, such as clearing the mind and improving ...

Despite decades of research, the mechanisms behind fast flashes of insight that change how a person perceives their world, ...

Even a short afternoon nap can help the brain recover and improve its ability to learn, a new study published in NeuroImage has suggested, reinforcing the idea that sleep plays an active role in brain ...

Handwriting requirements were cut from school curricula around the world. Now it’s looping back, riding on a wave of evidence.

Meditation may calm the mind, but a recent study suggests it can also reshape brain activity by profoundly altering brain ...

A landmark study suggests that this daily habit may reshape how your mind activates.

Despite decades of research, the mechanisms behind fast flashes of insight that change how a person perceives their world, ...

A sleep break can help the brain regenerate and improve its learning capacity. This is the conclusion of a study conducted by Freiburg University Hospital (Germany), Geneva University Hospitals ...

For much of the 20th century, scientists believed that the adult human brain was largely fixed. According to this view, the ...

If you have ever lifted a weight, you know the routine: challenge the muscle, give it rest, feed it, and repeat. Over time, it grows stronger. Of course, muscles only grow when the challenge increases ...

People with spinal cord injuries often lose movement even though their brains still send the right signals. Researchers tested whether EEG brain scans could capture those signals and reroute them to ...