Your brain creates new cell growth and repair during aerobic exercises, such as running.
Science explains why you can't get that catchy song out of your head.
In a recent study, people reported more mental distress when the days were shorter and there was less sunshine.
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Superstitions have no rational bearing — yet, we can't help knocking on wood or trying not to jinx important events. Why do we follow these beliefs and rituals?
Higher levels of stress hormones produced by your body could potentially impact the volume of your brain as well as your thinking ability, according to new findings.
In a new study from Stanford University, people developed longer-lasting compassion after undergoing a virtual reality experience about becoming homeless.
How does your partner react when you tease or ridicule them? Psychologists explore how laughter is tied to the level of contentment people feel with their relationship.
Are trigger warnings emotionally protective? Researchers from the University of Michigan explored how they influenced anticipated responses in three studies.
Why do some of us find fun in fear? Turns out, horror movies and haunted houses could actually induce some beneficial effects on health and social relationships.
A new study strengthens existing evidence on how people with attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder may be more original thinkers compared to their peers.
Most of us know that insomnia is bad news for our health. But what about sleeping too much? It may be tied to a number of potential effects on the body and mind.
How many human faces — including friends, family, celebrities, etc. — do you think you could recognize? The average person knows up to 5,000, experts said.
Why is it a bad idea to pull an all-nighter? Even when we are asleep, the brain is busy replaying and processing the information you have acquired when awake.
Daydreaming is a normal human tendency all of us are prone to, with or without intention. But what if the activity becomes an obsession to escape reality?
The use of cannabis by adolescents was found to affect memory and other cognitive domains, more so than alcohol consumption, according to a Canadian study.