Your emotions move faster than your thoughts. Here’s how ancient Stoicism—and modern science—teach you to catch up.

The signs were there but subtle. Dustin Chandler never did his homework. He was labeled lazy at school. It wasn’t until years later when his mother, now working at a pediatric clinic, watched him ...

Starting substance use early—especially alcohol, nicotine, or cannabis—increases the likelihood of addiction later in life ( ...

Serena Rios McRae is the author of Pink Eraser Art: The Ultimate Guide to Carving Incredible Eraser Stamps Well, it’s October … and, at least for one Tucson artist, that means it’s officially time for ...

Summary: A new study reveals that the brain uses two distinct neural pathways to regulate sugar and fat intake. In mice, glucoprivation—a drop in blood sugar levels—activates separate circuits in the ...

Every day, your brain makes thousands of decisions under uncertainty. Most of the time, you guess right. When you don't, you learn. But when the brain's ability to judge context or assign meaning ...

Dopamine (DA) is one of the most important neurotransmitters in the human body, which is becoming a key breakthrough for addressing myopia, neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s disease and ...

How do mammals manage to eat in situations that cause anxiety, step into exposed spaces, or slow down when anxiety drives them to keep moving? A new study pinpoints a leptin-sensitive circuit in the ...

Brain preserved in formaldehyde. — Gaetan Lee (CC BY 2.0) Brain preserved in formaldehyde. — Gaetan Lee (CC BY 2.0) Scientists have discovered a brain “pain switch” that prioritises survival needs ...