Most of us have a voice that plays in our heads as we move through the day—a running internal narration of our lives. If you pause and truly reflect on that inner voice, how does it tend to speak? Is ...

This is where memory is essential to identity formation. The self is assembled not from everything that has happened to us, but from what the brain has chosen to preserve and retrieve.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's crazy how our brains can hijack our day—one moment you're fine, the next you're fuming about something that probably won't ...

Positive affirmations, intended to counter negative self-talk, are explored for their effectiveness. While some find them ...

Neuroplasticity is the neuroscientific term for the brain's remarkable ability to change, rewire, and restructure itself over the course of our lives. This ability is highest in babies and children ...

Your lifestyle choices create ripples that extend far beyond your daily routines. The way you structure your days, the environments you choose to spend time in, and even the small habits you barely ...

Virginia Tech scientist Sora Shin (right) of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC and postdoctoral associate Jane Jung found that early-life trauma changes a brain circuit linked to both ...