There isn’t a hard line differentiating a false memory and simply misremembering where you put your keys. But, in general, ...

As emotions rise and fall in everyday life, your brain keeps up, constantly adjusting. These transitions between feelings—like joy, sadness, or fear—aren’t just random reactions. They’re part of a ...

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) say short lapses in attention after poor sleep owe to sudden movements of fluid in the brain, a process usually reserved for deep sleep.

Published January 7 in the journal Nature, one paper tackled the age-old problem of nature’s construction with a bit of a twist: it suggests that living networks, like our brain, may use some of the ...

At first, a viral waiting room video looks completely normal. But if you watch closely, you’ll notice the rug disappears, the pillows change, and even ceiling panels vanish. This clever trick is ...

Dr Rajan explains auditory pareidolia, why it happens, and how the underlying phenomenon helps us get bright ideas while in ...

Your memory relies on reusing, overlapping and adapting rather than on a fixed number of storage spots. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Among all the fat profiles identified, the “pancreatic-predominant” and “skinny fat” patterns were most strongly associated ...

You're going about your day when, all of a sudden, you feel a strange, hard-to-describe sensation in your head—like an electrical bolt that seems to come out of nowhere. If you've never experienced it ...

Here are the sweeteners to look out for.