We usually don't think much about it, but our brain is pretty amazing! This three-pound organ is in charge of everything—from our thoughts and memories to our emotions and decision-making. And yet, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. How the brain decides what’s real—and why it sometimes fails. It’s a foggy day in New York City. Through my computer screen, I ...

As a parent, a spouse, and someone who works full time at my job and pretty much full time at keeping a household running, I often feel like I have 20 tabs open in my brain at once. There are always ...

Your brain is busy all day – planning, worrying, imagining, replaying conversations, solving problems. But when you’re not focusing on something specific, it still has a “go-to” mode it tends to ...

Much has been made of the power of habit. We’re encouraged to make healthy choices our default and to understand the way that the brain sets certain tasks, such as our morning commute, on autopilot to ...

So you are about to read this article. What unseen assumptions will shape the way you read these words? Let’s find out how your perspective will shift if you examine your assumptions. How Your Brain ...

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