Neuroscientists and philosophers have debated this thought experiment for decades as they have tried to understand how the ...

A one-week mind-body retreat led to consistent changes in the brain and at the molecular level that were associated with ...

Consciousness researchers studying “islands of awareness” have found that disconnected brains likely sink into a strange form ...

Cardiologist Bob Harrington talks to Mitch Elkind, chief science officer for Brain Health and Stroke at the AHA, about the ...

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A "traumademic" of social chaos and personal stress traps our emotional brains in survival mode. Here's how to use the ...

The team’s research provides compelling evidence for the brain’s influence on physiology. A deeper understanding of this mind ...

The gut communicates with the rest of your body in many different ways and understanding what it is trying to tell you is critical to optimizing your overall health from the inside out.

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During brain development, neurons extend long processes called axons. Axons link different areas of the brain and carry signals within it and to the rest of the body. Growing axons "wire up" the brain ...

A new study suggests that a little-known region deep in the brain could be crucial for preserving physical strength as we age ...