Browsing: Brain

Why Dungeons and Dragons Is Good for Your BrainResearchers and therapists explore the mental health benefits of tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons.By Rachel Feltman…

Heatstroke and Extreme Heat can Hurt Health in the Long-Term, TooThe immediate harms of extreme heat are well documented, but a growing body of research suggests…

More than five years after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, we are still discovering the after-effects of not only the virus but also the prolonged…

On Monday evening, a man brandishing an AR-15-style rifle walked into the east midtown Manhattan office tower where the NFL is headquartered and killed four people…

You Don’t Remember Being a Baby, but Your Brain Was Making MemoriesBrain scans capture memory formation in babies, raising new questions about why people forget their…

The Pandemic Aged Everyone’s Brain—Even in Healthy PeopleA study of nearly 1,000 people showed that brain aging was not linked to infection statusBy Gemma Conroy &…

Whether it’s an exam, flight or health check, some people take a sunny view of the future while others plan for catastrophes.Now researchers have found that…

Optimists Are Alike, but Pessimists Are Unique, Brain Scan Study SuggestsOptimists have similar patterns of brain activation when they think about the future—but pessimists are all…

Brain Science Reveals Why Waking Up Can Be Such a StruggleNeuroscientists have found that the brain can wake up in different ways, explaining why some mornings…

Keith Krehbiel lived with Parkinson’s disease for nearly 25 years before agreeing to try a brain implant that might alleviate his symptoms. He had long been…