Monty Python’s “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” may have been written as joke, but training our mind to focus on the positive has been proven to have both physical and physiological benefits. Among other things, studies have shown that a positive attitude can help us cope with stress, improve our overall wellbeing,… Read More

The 11th Annual FENS Forum of Neuroscience was held in Berlin, Germany from July 7-11. A special interest event on “Dealing With Gender Bias in Neuroscience” was held over the weekend, exploring gender statistics related to research funding, ways of combining career progress with family and parenting, and ongoing initiatives to support women and men… Read More

Has your to-do list ever been so long that you felt physically drained at the thought of everything that needed to be done? New research has shed some light on the reason behind this feeling and shows that overloading students causes not only academic stress, but also takes a toll on students’ mental and physical health,… Read More

The secret to making boring work memorable, according to a new study out of UC-Davis, is to harness your curiosity about something you are already motivated to learn. The study, conducted by the cognitive neuroscience department, involved giving participants a series of trivia questions. The researchers asked the participants to rate their level of curiosity… Read More

When we’re facing a deadline or getting ready to tackle a big project, the standard approach is to plan from the beginning and then work our way forward, starting with the first step and ending with our final task. In recent years, however, a method known as backwards or reverse planning has been receiving a… Read More

Researchers at MIT have found that students who take music lessons improve their language skills more than students who take supplemental reading lessons, raising the question of whether schools should place a higher value on music education. Although brain scientists have long known that musical training enhances language learning, this is one of the first… Read More