Early childhood is a critical period for brain development, which is important for boosting cognition and mental well-being. Good brain health at this age is directly linked to better mental heath, ...

These three activities allow early elementary students to play while also creating a sense of calm they carry back into ...

Brain breaks aren’t just fun distractions—they’re powerful tools to reset focus, improve mood, and enhance learning. From energizing GoNoodle videos to calming music and visual cues, these strategies ...

If you have a child in school right now, you may have heard them talk about needing a “brain break” while doing homework or studying for a test. Maybe they shake their bodies out, do some deep ...

Information has never been so abundant, or so accessible. By some estimates, Americans now consume more than 12 hours of media each day, and digital content—everything from TikTok videos to ...

On this week’s Galaxy Brain, Charlie Warzel takes listeners deep into the internet’s fever swamps to examine how figures who once would’ve stayed on the fringes now dominate mainstream feeds. The ...

Evangeline Lilly isn't lost in her road to recovery. After learning that she had sustained brain damage from falling on her head last year, the Lost alum shared she's now seeking treatment to "remedy ...

The human brain has 86 billion neurons connected by roughly 100 trillion synapses, making it one of the most complex objects in the known universe. Each year neuroscientists make fascinating, ...

Researchers found that repeated head impacts can disrupt a key system that helps the brain wash away waste. In professional fighters, this system initially seems to work harder after trauma, then ...

Normalizing taking a full hour’s lunch break is as easy as normalizing eating a sandwich over a keyboard. Don’t we all know by now that rest is a critical piece of the productivity puzzle? Taking ...

New research reveals that exercise counteracts the mood-damaging effects of a Western-style diet through specific gut and hormonal mechanisms. Running restored metabolites tied to mental well-being ...