Neuroscientists have long known that perception is not a neutral recording of the outside world but a construction, stitched together from sensory data and prior experience. What is becoming harder to ...

“I started seeing my days as an adventure to collect as many good experiences as I can.” Our thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes shape our perception of the world and influence our experiences. While ...

Wayne said Tai Chi has been proven to improve brain health in as little as 12 weeks. That's because it combines focus with ...

The brain’s hemispheres are specialized for efficiency. Modern neuroscience shows lateralization enhances function without dividing the mind.

Meditation may calm the mind, but a recent study suggests it can also reshape brain activity by profoundly altering brain ...

The cover of the new book "Whole-brain modeling. Cartography of the dynamics of mind" poses the central question of what ...

Mind blanking is a common experience with a wide variety of definitions ranging from feeling "drowsy" to "a complete absence of conscious awareness." In an opinion article published in Trends in ...

Neuroplasticity is real: Your brain is constantly changing and can form new neural connections throughout your life. Stress is a blocker: Chronic stress inhibits the brain’s ability to adapt and ...

It's one of nature's greatest ironies: the human brain lacks the ability to grasp its own complexity. Indeed, the brain is complicated. The three-pound organ housed in our heads consists of roughly 86 ...

The Leadership Maturity Matrix—a framework I developed integrating research from Anderson, Kegan and other developmental ...

During a recent operation on a patient’s brain, neurosurgeon Dr. Daniel Orringer noticed something peculiar: he could almost feel the patient’s positivity emanating from them. Typically, we perceive ...

Forget the "meathead" stereotypes; heavy lower-body training is actually a high-performance fuel injection for your cognitive health and emotional resilience.