ADHD stimulants may improve performance not by sharpening focus, but by making the brain more awake and motivated.

A team of UChicago psychology researchers used fMRI scans to learn why certain moments carry such lasting power ...

When you're a teenager, it's easy to feel like the world is watching your every mistake. For some kids, that sense of self-consciousness fades as they ...

Knowing every word to classic Christmas songs isn’t just an indicator of your holiday spirit — it can also demonstrate your ...

Kim Kardashian looked into her health following her brain aneurysm diagnosis. On Season 7, Episode 6, of “The Kardashians,” Kardashian went to the doctor with Scott Disick to get a scan of her brain. ...

“A really big question that, at least I ask myself, is, ‘How do we become who we are?’” University of Virginia psychology graduate student Olivia Allison said. New work she is conducting in UVA’s Baby ...

The findings suggest that while chronic pain was associated with accelerated brain aging in earlier studies, healthy ...

As emotions rise and fall in everyday life, your brain keeps up, constantly adjusting. These transitions between feelings—like joy, sadness, or fear—aren’t just random reactions. They’re part of a ...

Kim Kardashian is publicly sharing her struggles with her brain health. The reality star, 45, made the decision to get a brain scan after learning she may have an aneurysm, and when her doctor was ...

The lead author, Dr. Cyrus Raji, a professor at Washington University School of Medicine, explained that people with more muscle and less visceral fat (the fat hidden deep inside the belly) tend to ...