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The brain is a complex organ that regulates everything you do. It sends and receives chemical and electrical signals through the body that control and coordinate thought, memory, emotion, ...

Your thoughts are shaping your reality every single day. Not just the big ones. The quiet, background thoughts, too. You've ...

Burnout has become the baseline for far too many of us — quietly creeping in through sleepless nights, missed deadlines, and the phantom guilt of unopened emails. It doesn’t always announce itself ...

My patient, Derek,* is a high-achiever. Like many high achieving individuals, he struggles under the weight of his own high expectations. He assumes that being harsh toward himself and always ...

Glancing at your phone can begin to compromise your cognitive skills once it passes a certain threshold. Studies from ...

According to the researchers: Childhood brain topology reaches a turning point at age 9, transitioning to the adolescent ...

Alerts, messages, and social media updates keep the brain in a state of constant activity. This prevents mental relaxation, ...