We’re all traveling all the time. It might be mundane, like that rote commute to school drop-off or our workplace, or the travel might be unusual, like that time my husband and I swam with stingrays ...

Neuroscience shows metacognition makes you more likely to be successful. Here’s how to strengthen this often overlooked skill. Thomas Edison said that success is “1 percent inspiration and 99 percent ...

A small but enthusiastic group of neuroscientists is exhuming overlooked experiments and performing new ones to explore whether cells record past experiences — fundamentally challenging what memory is ...

Do you take your coffee with cream, sugar — or a side of brain damage? “Caffeine in the neuroscience literature is genuinely terrible when combined with other drugs,” warned Dr. Natashia Swalve, a ...

That is what we have experienced this week in the story of Ahmed al Ahmed, the Muslim fruit-seller who intervened, at great ...

"Consciousness," although challenging to define, can be thought of as a first-person awareness of one's surroundings and oneself. You sense the world through your eyes, nose, ears and hands, and track ...

In his book "One Hand Clapping," Nikolay Kukushkin explores explanations for how consciousness evolved, and ultimately, what makes us human. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Modern neuroscience suggests it does. Research shows mastering this often overlooked ability will not only upgrade your brain, but make it much more likely you’ll achieve your goals (with less ...