A new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in Nature Communications, reveals how rhythmic brain waves known as alpha oscillations help us distinguish between our own body and the external world ...

Dr. Nita Vasudevan says caring for and responding to pets helps us build key skills for understanding and managing emotions.

A group of New Haven Academy freshmen leaned over their desks, closely reading a short passage of text to try to understand ...

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Researchers have uncovered that the body uses different molecular systems to sense cold in the skin versus internal organs. This explains why surface chills feel very different from cold experienced ...

What does it take to become the best at something? The answer may not lie in early childhood practice or in lifelong, laser-focused dedication. Instead the path to becoming exceptional at a skill ...

A former morgue manager at Harvard Medical School was sentenced Tuesday to eight years in prison for stealing and selling body parts donated for scientific research, the Justice Department said.

The treatment was unusual in that alongside talk therapy, May underwent several sessions in a sensory-deprivation chamber: a dark, soundproof room where she floated in a shallow pool of water heated ...

A new study suggests that everyday multilingual habits—from chatting with neighbors to revisiting a childhood language—may help preserve memory, attention, and brain flexibility as we age. An ...