We usually don't think much about it, but our brain is pretty amazing! This three-pound organ is in charge of everything—from our thoughts and memories to our emotions and decision-making. And yet, ...

Your brain is currently expending about a fifth of your body's energy, and almost none of that is being used for what you're ...

The simple act of navigating a new place alone sets off a cascade of activity in the brain, engaging systems that most of our ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. How the brain decides what’s real—and why it sometimes fails. It’s a foggy day in New York City. Through my computer screen, I ...

Nature heals the soul, but what does it do to the brain? Have you ever been on a camping or hiking trip to a national park ...

Much has been made of the power of habit. We’re encouraged to make healthy choices our default and to understand the way that the brain sets certain tasks, such as our morning commute, on autopilot to ...

Your brain is busy all day – planning, worrying, imagining, replaying conversations, solving problems. But when you’re not focusing on something specific, it still has a “go-to” mode it tends to ...

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