Poya Thoughts by Dr Channa Ratnatunga Human Beings possess behavioural tendencies that have evolved to ensure their survival and reproduction. The latter ensures, evolutionarily-survival of the ...

Habit formation brain circuits work independently, Kyoto University researchers report: one determines whether a behavior ...

Summary: A new study reveals that habit formation is managed by two distinct neural circuits, one governing the initiation of ...

Habit formation describes the repeated performance of a behavior until it becomes routine: in other words, the shift from ...

Higher blood levels of a common nutrient were linked to better brain structure and connectivity in a new study of over 2,000 ...

Researchers at Japan's National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST) have found that tau buildup in progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) may affect brain networks involved in thinking ...

Researchers at Japan's National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST) have found that tau buildup in ...

In 2012, three doctors shared a simple belief: ADHD patients deserved a more consistent, safe and manageable medication experience. Imagining a better way forward, they approached some of the ...

Common knowledge: Exercise is good for you. A little less common, but still pretty common: Exercise is good for your brain. Not very common knowledge but should be: The cascade of beneficial effects ...

A team of researchers recently found that three parts of the brain are especially relevant to the experience of consciousness. After scanning the brains of subjects, the researchers identified reduced ...

Women face a significant loss of grey matter in the brain after menopause, which may explain why they are more likely to suffer dementia than men, a new study suggests. Researchers looked at 124,780 ...

As teens spend less time with their friends in person, scientists are beginning to uncover how isolation may affect the developing “social brain." Here’s what we know—and when parents should be ...