The brain works like a muscle. Thinking, learning, and practicing a skill literally causes structural adaptations in our brains. For instance, scientists examining musicians’ and non-musicians’ brains ...

Researchers in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo have discovered a ...

In 2011, a study of Israeli judges found that in the early sessions of the day, prisoners had roughly a 65% chance of parole. By the end of each session, that probability had fallen to nearly zero.

It is well known that walking while talking may be challenging, but does merely keeping a future intention in mind (i.e., prospective memory, PM), even without execution, impose cognitive costs on ...

We perceive emotions daily through facial expressions, often accompanied by a body posture that provide additional emotional context. Congruent facial and bodily expressions (conveying the same ...

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Hypertension begins harming the brain surprisingly early, even before measurable blood pressure increases. Key cells related to blood vessels, signaling, and myelin maintenance begin aging prematurely ...