These three activities allow early elementary students to play while also creating a sense of calm they carry back into ...

You take care of your heart with daily walks, protect your eyes with screen breaks and maintain a healthy weight with ...

Lapses in attention are common for adults, and the longer we are supposed to be "on-task," the more likely we are to be mind wandering (or sleeping) in class or during a meeting. Source: Stokkete / ...

Linda Overstreet-Wadiche, Ph.D., a professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurobiology, says studies show that exercise can significantly improve many aspects of brain ...

It’s no secret exercise is good for your body—but what about your brain? Linda Overstreet-Wadiche, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Neurobiology and vice chair for Faculty Affairs and Development ...

So-called “offline states”—when a person isn’t thinking about much and their attention is free to wander —give the brain an opportunity to revisit and process its recent experiences, says Erin Wamsley ...