In experiments with healthy volunteers undergoing functional MRI imaging, scientists have found increased activity in two ...

A doctor and author who took up piano in middle age explains how starting a new hobby later in life helps your brain.

After a nap, people who entered the second stage of sleep were more likely to spot a solution to a problem than those who ...

"Sleeping on it," especially dropping deeper than a doze, might help people gain insight into certain kinds of tasks, ...

I’ve got it!” I declare from my deathbed. “The meaning of life, it’s-“ Nuts. Popped my clogs before I could solve one of the ...