Long before the advent of brain imaging technology, Henry David Thoreau said, "The surface of the earth is soft and impressionable by the feet of men, and so with the paths that the mind travels. How ...

Most society guidelines for physical activity (PA) for people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) generally align with recommendations for aerobic PA, whereas notably lacking emphasis on strength and ...

Through the Infant Development Project, researchers in the Interdisciplinary Lab for Social Development explored how early brain activity relates to the flexibility of infants’ social interactions and ...

Cognitive flexibility is vital for improving problem-solving skills. It allows you to adapt your thinking and approach challenges from multiple angles, leading to more effective solutions. Think of it ...

Question: Could you explain why as we age we lose so much flexibility? In the morning, it takes me so long to get loosened up. Any suggestions for minimizing this would be appreciated. Answer: The ...

To be honest, writing another “stretching is useless” article feels a little bit like spiking the football. A decade ago, whenever I wrote about evidence suggesting that traditional static stretching ...

The ventral hippocampus is a crucial brain region in the neural circuitry that regulates mood and anxiety. Adult-born neurons in the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus have been proposed both to encode ...

In a world that constantly changes, the ability to adapt your thinking is crucial. Cognitive flexibility allows you to ...