Ever heard of getting a "dopamine hit" from something you enjoy? These exciting moments also appear to influence memory, ...

Nature heals the soul, but what does it do to the brain? Have you ever been on a camping or hiking trip to a national park ...

Sexual choking is becoming more common, especially among younger people. While it may feel pleasurable for some, or ...

Arousal—how alert or excited one feels—is a basic part of emotions, along with whether those emotions are positive or negative. Scientists still don't fully understand how the brain creates these ...

Many days blur together in our memories, but emotionally charged moments tend to leave a much sharper image. These experiences tend to stay with us for a long time, often becoming the milestones of ...

Studying cognition by averaging data from many people's brain scans hides how individuals use their brains, new Stanford ...

An update on a decades-long investigation has suggested that brain training can lower the risk of dementia. The Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly (ACTIVE) study, which ...

The default mode network (DMN) is a distributed set of interconnected brain regions that has long been associated with internally oriented cognition such as remembering the past, thinking about the ...

A small lab-based study found that a 12-week cycling program improved inhibitory control over six weeks. This adds to the evidence that exercise can be an effective strategy for improving cognitive ...

New research is making the case that just a couple of minutes of meditation can have a meaningful impact on our well-being, ...

W hat is generative AI doing to us? That’s a question on everyone’s minds, driven by the fear that the technology is damaging our ability to think. The internet exploded when researchers from the ...