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An experimental study in China found that study participants who received alpha frequency transcranial alternating current ...

There is no greater risk to the current and future health of young children or teenagers than obesity. The two major factors that predispose young people to obesity are a lack of sleep and the ...

The brain is the most complex and enigmatic structure in the human body. Despite numerous advances, it is still difficult to ...

According to the researchers: Childhood brain topology reaches a turning point at age 9, transitioning to the adolescent ...

Daniel Coyle describes how Carol Dweck, in her ongoing quest to advance student potential, set out to test and explore ...

In 1785 English philosopher Jeremy Bentham designed the perfect prison: Cells circle a tower from which an unseen guard can observe any inmate at will. As far as a prisoner knows, at any given time, ...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have discovered a natural mechanism that clears existing amyloid plaques in the ...

Dreading a task at the end of a long week? There may be a way to trick your brain into seeing that chore as a reward. "Dopamine anchoring" is the latest psychology hack making the rounds on social ...

But researchers were concerned about whether this procedure might have other, less desirable effects. What happens when the right and left sides of the cerebral cortex—responsible for an enormous ...

The term "brain rot" refers to how low-quality internet content may slow your brain function. It's usually tied to watching specific types of content, usually nonsensical, embarrassing, or weird. But ...