Can’t sleep? Between screen time and the demands of daily life, your brain doesn’t just shut off when you hit the pillow. Sleep experts say your brain waves control how well you sleep. Think of your ...

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The electrical signals rippling across the brain during and after physical activity offer a measurable window into how ...

The brain of a dozing cat is recognizable by its production of what we call alpha waves. The human brain is also capable of producing such waves, for example when we lie relaxing in the grass with our ...

A new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in Nature Communications, reveals how rhythmic brain waves known as alpha oscillations help us distinguish between our own body and the external world ...

Coffee has long been a staple in American life. It’s what we get up to in the morning, and when we need a pick-me-up in the afternoon. It is a tasty, toasted vehicle for delivering the caffeine we ...

At what point do "you" end and the outside world begins? It might feel like a weird question with an obvious answer, but your brain has to work surprisingly hard to judge that boundary. Now, ...