Certain melodies promote brain development in premature infants. For several years, a team of scientists have observed this ...

Surprise is a key human emotion that is typically felt when something that we are witnessing or experiencing differs from our expectations. This natural human response to the unexpected has been the ...

Using social media lights up the same parts of your brain as other addictions, such as drugs, alcohol and gambling.

Individual cells in the brain light up for specific ideas. These concept neurons, once known as “Jennifer Aniston cells,” ...

New research published in Affective Science sheds light on how preferences for digital communication over face-to-face ...

Hospital chaplains help patients and families, whether religious, atheist, agnostic, or "nothing in particular," find meaning ...

90 years ago today, The Wilderness Society was formed by an "organization of spirited people who will fight for the freedom and preservation of ...