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Our circadian rhythm is the underlying mechanism that dictates when we start to feel sleepy at night and awake in the morning. And it's absolutely trainable.

Health professor Steven Malin details the benefits of taking a brief walk after eating because it improves circulation and lowers insulin and glucose levels.

Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) shows promise as a way to treat addiction, but also implies that meditating can be useful outside that context.

More than just a distraction, mind-wandering (and its cousin, daydreaming) may help us prepare for the future

«the decoupling of attention from perception, which is what happens when our thoughts separate from our perception of the environment.»

This scientist says dream disorders could be a sign of future disease.

The tricky thing about emotional intelligence is that despite being widely agreed to be a positive attribute, experts don’t agree on what it is.

«You may see those traits in yourself, but it can be difficult to scientifically verify whether or not you truly exhibit these characteristics.»

In 1985, Nintendo showed off a prototype for the Advanced Video System. This would eventually transform into the most important game console of all time.

The PlayStation we know today owes a lot to one video game system, a console that shaped the future of video games forever.

The new study from Paris Brain Institute (ICM) investigated whether cognitive functions such as focus, memory, multitasking, and problem-solving can cause fatigue of the lPFC, which influences the…

Sleepless folks tend to fall into one of these categories.

First released in 2001, Nintendo's GameCube console was a rare miss for the venerable video game company. But it also paved the way for enormous successes in the years ahead.

Nintendo has plenty of popular franchises, some of which changed gaming forever. Here's why 'Super Mario Kart' might be the most important racing game ever.

Your cat could be wagging its tail for a number of reasons. Here's how to interpret this complex behavior.

New research finds a correlation between docile behavior in raccoons and cognitive aptitude in a test that involves learning to use technology that offers food.

Marvel and Star Wars have massive followings, but can fandom become a religion if enough people believe in it?

In a new study in mice, researchers discover exercise helps animals cope with stress by enabling an uptick in a crucial neural protein called galanin.

Here’s some of the research that explains why it’s natural to resist changing your mind – and how you can get better at making these shifts

Marketed to meat lovers, plant-based burgers like Impossible and Beyond claim to taste like the real thing and to have far lighter environmental footprints.

«deconstruct meat into its component parts, then build an equivalent product from plant-based ingredients.»

Emerging scientific data suggests that social rejection — often in the form of heartbreak — can spark a similar firestorm of brain activity as physical pain.

Any decision can end up being the best choice. Studies suggest that people who dwell in a state of inaction over decisions are more likely to feel regret.

«people who dwell in a state of inaction over decisions are more likely to feel regret than those who make a decision»

From mushrooms to canned beans, Einstein had quite the interesting diet. It remains unclear what, if any, influence his diet had on his ability to understand the deepest levels of physics.