Emotional outbursts and sudden mood shifts are part of various mental health conditions. Learn what drives this dysregulation ...

Your brain is not one integrated system. Conscious thoughts, the words that go through your head, occur primarily in your cortex, which is the outer six layers of brain cells. It also processes the ...

Your brain isn't a single decision-making machine, but it's a dynamic battleground. Neuroscience reveals that what we often call “the brain” is actually three distinct systems that evolved over ...

You've probably experienced it—your alarm is set for 6:30 a.m., yet somehow your eyes snap open a few minutes before it goes off. There's no sound, no external cue, just the body somehow knowing it's ...

For many adults, even the simplest actions can feel overwhelming. Sitting down to work, checking emails, or taking on a task ...

In a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers explore how live and recorded music stimulates the brain, with live music found to induce stronger and ...

The people who allow themselves to cry aren’t weaker. In many ways, they’re doing the harder work. Crying still gets a bad ...