New research in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise suggests exercise may be one way to boost that self-control.

For 150 years, Broca's area has defined speech production. Now scientists have discovered a second parallel system that ...

Vertebrates have extremely different brain sizes: even with the same body size, brain size can vary a hundredfold. As a rule, ...

Summary: A global study of vertebrates reveals that body temperature is the key driver behind brain size evolution. Warm-blooded species like mammals and birds can maintain the energy demands of ...

According to neuroscientist Ben Rein’s new book, Why Brains Need Friends, it comes down to our brains. As he explains in the book, that grey matter in our heads is exquisitely optimized for social ...

Skipping breakfast or practicing intermittent fasting is unlikely to cloud most adults' thinking in the short term, according to research published in the journal Psychological Bulletin.

AI can help humans reach their cognitive “flow state,” says author Mithu Storoni, by balancing challenge and ability.

Models that introspect on their own thoughts could be a huge boon for researchers - or pose a threat to humans.

Marking a critical step forward in researching a long-misunderstood and misdiagnosed progressive brain disorder, a new law signed recently by Gov. Kathy Hochul will create a registry for ...

Millions of people have no issue with sleeping after a good scare — in fact, they embrace it. There are scientific reasons ...