You might start re-cluttering your house with new, tasteful objects. The bad distractions are mostly gone. The question is, ...

Brain scans of thousands of people revealed that the human brain has five distinct eras, with turning points in the way it is ...

When we are awake, we seem to experience a continuous stream of sensations, reflections, memories, and impressions that make ...

We have all made this particular mistake at least once in our lives: using the words 'brain' and 'mind' interchangeably. It is easy to make this mistake because both may appear to be the same thing.

What are the major causes of human happiness? It’s an important question but one that science has yet to fully answer. We’ve learned a lot about the demographics of happiness and how it’s affected by ...

Though some memory lapses are normal as you age (forgetting where you put the keys, a word at the tip of your tongue that you can’t retrieve), serious memory decline is not a given. You can keep your ...

Two years ago, Sarah Shomstein realized she didn’t have a mind’s eye. The vision scientist was sitting in a seminar room, listening to a scientific talk, when the presenter asked the audience to ...

The MIND diet encourages the consumption of certain foods and the avoidance of others to help prevent or delay cognitive decline. It incorporates elements from other diets to promote healthy eating ...

I’m a big believer in daydreaming now and then—especially when I’m out hiking. There’s something about being in nature that helps me let go of daily cares and allows my mind to wander where it will, ...