Ever noticed how one yawn can trigger many? Science reveals how your brain copies others, why yawns spread so easily, and ...

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A new study has uncovered the ways different types of play are linked to children's social abilities and brain activity. The ...

Babies in financially stressed households show slower brain development, highlighting the importance of income stability ...

Stimulants Mimic A Night Of Sound Sleep Rather Than Directly Boost Attention In A Nutshell Not attention networks: ADHD ...

What if improving children’s mental health — and life outcomes — could be done by teaching kids how their brains work? That’s a key idea behind the approach of teachers at Momentous School in Dallas, ...

When Superstorm Sandy made a beeline for New York City in October 2012, it flooded huge swaths of downtown Manhattan, leaving 2 million people without electricity and heat and damaging tens of ...

How does your brain wake up from sleep? A study of more than 1,000 arousals from slumber has revealed precisely how the brain bestirs itself during the transition to alertness — a finding that might ...

A large genetic screen has revealed how stem cells transform into brain cells, exposing hundreds of genes that make this ...