New research provides a comprehensive comparative functional anatomy study in human and monkey brains which reveals highly similar brain networks preserved across evolution. Scientists examined ...

A loving relationship can be an oasis in uncertain times, but nurturing it requires attention, honesty, openness, vulnerability, and gratitude. Kyoto University scientists used MRI brain scans to ...

If you have a knack for knowing just the right move to make — in a board game or in other walks of life — it might be because your brain has built up a special kind of connection. Researchers at Japan ...

Although previous studies have emphasized the vulnerability of the default mode network (DMN) in Alzheimer's disease (AD), little is known about the involvement of other functional networks and their ...

Meditation increases the grey matter in a part of the brain which is linked to happiness, scientists have found Credit: Photo: REX FEATURES Aristotle said that ‘happiness depends upon ourselves’ and a ...

The researchers found that baseline EDS, defined as an Epworth Sleepiness Scale score of at least 10, was significantly correlated with increased regional Aβ accumulation in the anterior cingulate, ...

Everyone wants to be happier, but it's hard even to agree on what happinessisor what types of things and experiences produce it. A science of happiness (aka "positive psychology") has emerged in ...

“Who am I?” is one of the greatest mysteries of life. It digs deep into our very existence, challenging us to question why we think, feel, and experience the world the way we do. For centuries, ...

A study published this week in PNAS provides a comprehensive comparative functional anatomy study in human and monkey brains which reveals highly similar brain networks preserved across evolution. An ...