Mind

Day-to-day experiences and attitude toward aging can affect an individual’s awareness of age-related change and mood.

A study shows that gift recipient are happier with their gifts when the giver also buys it for themselves.

Long-term practise of yoga could help protect the ageing brain against cognitive decline.

Neurologists have created a musical instrument controlled by thought or eye movement which can help patients with motor disabilities.

Punishing children to correct their bad behaviour will have an opposite effect.

Research shows what goes on in the brain during hypnosis and how suggestion can significantly modify the processing of stimuli in our mind.

Smartphones can be portals to greater stress — or, through wise app choices, you can use them to enhance your wellbeing.

Restricting a key chemical messenger in the brain can enhance language learning abilities much later in life.

Trusting someone may be due to our genes while distrust seems to be primarily socialized.

New research shows that taking photographs may actually enhance our visual memory of our experiences but impair non-visual memory.

Through targeted training we can better understand ourselves and ultimately understand others better.

Mind-body interventions like yoga, tai chi and meditation reverse the molecular reactions in our DNA which causes ill-health and depression.