New research suggests that if you hang in there for just a few minutes of meditation, your brain can start to shift in ...

Place cells are specialized neurons in a brain region known as the hippocampus, which have been found to fire when animals are in specific locations. These cells don't fire randomly, but their ...

At what point do "you" end and the outside world begins? It might feel like a weird question with an obvious answer, but your brain has to work surprisingly hard to judge that boundary. Now, ...

New research on brain waves could help doctors treat cognitive decline.

Wearing a cooling cap for 30 minutes may improve a person's sense of well-being, according to a new study by Penn State researchers. In a recent publication in Acta Psychologica, the researchers ...

The brain divides vision between its two hemispheres-what's on your left is processed by your right hemisphere and vice versa-but your experience with every bike or bird that you see zipping by is ...