It's easy for kids to get distracted when they're doing schoolwork, studying, or doing any other task that requires concentration. One thing that can help? Brain breaks! These quick activities for ...

To make the map, scientists at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston began by using specialized microscopes to record the brain activity in ... about how they could break through those barriers.

New Penn State research shows even light physical activity improves mental processing speed, with benefits equivalent to ...

Lasani Wijetunge and Peter Kind, 2008 / Abrams Books Fueling all this brain activity, and the basis for ... called the thalamus), the connections break down. Courtesy of Henning U.

When the scientists gave the fish a ten-second break and then returned the bar ... He says he never set out to image activity in a brain’s every cell. It was just an add-on to the “Matrix ...

This explains why checking email makes for a poor break activity. Ultradian rhythm alignment ... rest periods, and optimal brain function, the most successful professionals and organizations ...

By Mohana Ravindranath For the millions of Americans who retire each year, stopping work might seem like a well-deserved break. But it can also precipitate big changes in brain health, including ...

Sucralose – a widely used sugar substitute – increases activity in the hypothalamus, an area of the brain that regulates appetite and body weight, according to a recent study from the ...

Scientists achieved “a milestone” by charting the activity and structure of 200,000 cells in a mouse brain and their 523 million connections. A neuron extends an axon to make contact with ...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine created a map of neural activity in a cubic millimeter of the primary visual cortex by recording brain cell ... of specificity break up these categories ...

People’s political affiliation can be shown in their brain activity when they carry out mundane chores such as buying food, a new study shows. How the brain reacts to food purchasing decisions ...