This moment of revelation is common to many people who don’t form mental images. They report that they might never have ...

After witnessing my father’s tortuous battle with the illness I wanted to understand my own risk, so I visited a brain expert ...

Grandparents affect their grandchildren's lives in many ways, but a new study suggests seniors might benefit from this ...

Obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA, is a sleep problem that many people around the world have. It happens when the muscles in your throat relax too much during sleep. This causes your airway to get ...

One key role of sleep involves cerebrospinal fluid, which surrounds and protects the brain. During sleep, CSF helps remove waste that accumulates during waking hours. In a 2019 study, Lewis and her ...

Sleep loss damages the fatty insulation protecting the nerve cells in our brain, according to a paper published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The research also ...

Storythinking is our brain’s narrative mode, evolved to plan escapes from threats. Thinking in story drives creativity and ...

This quiz is the perfect way to sharpen your knowledge and impress your friends with those quirky facts. With 10 entertaining questions, this pub quiz will get ...

This frozen state can have a slew of negative effects like mental fog, sluggishness, and even dissociation, he says. As someone who already experiences anxiety and depression, I did not assume that I ...

The fact is that the health of your heart, the quality of your sleep and even the state of your gums can all affect your risk ...

A study led by researchers at the University of Camerino in Italy found that the fatty insulation protecting neurons can be harmed when we go without sleep, compromising our mental processing.