Researchers have identified that the right frontal lobe plays a critical role in logical thinking and problem-solving.

Scientists found that a single gene controls striking corn snake patterns like stripes and blotches. While essential for ...

Harvard psychiatrist Nancy Rappaport often navigates challenging clinical problems by leaning on established theory. Lately ...

Mind blanking isn’t daydreaming. It's something more akin to meditation — but not quite the same. On any given day, your ...

In many animals, skin coloration and its patterns play a crucial role in camouflage, communication, or thermoregulation. In the corn snake, some morphs display red, yellow, or pink blotches, and their ...

Now, researchers at the University of Geneva have uncovered the role of a single gene, CLCN2, in shaping these patterns, shedding light on how snakes develop their distinctive appearances. Corn snakes ...

Mind blanking is a common experience with a wide variety of definitions ranging from feeling "drowsy" to "a complete absence ...

The brain's struggle with multitasking leads to cognitive fatigue and errors. Monotasking techniques can improve focus and productivity in work and education.

A new study shows that brain connectivity patterns, especially in the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex, can help predict how ...

Finding the right antidepressant treatment can be a frustrating, time-consuming process—one that often requires individuals ...

“This creates a state of mental noise—background brain chatter—that competes with incoming tasks for cognitive resources.” ...

Steve Jobs wouldn’t have thought what happened to me was unusual. As Adam Grant says about Jobs, “The time Jobs was putting things off and noodling on possibilities was time well spent in letting more ...