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Modern neuroscience understands the brain as a set of specialized systems. Aspects of brain function such as attention, ...

What if improving children’s mental health — and life outcomes — could be done by teaching kids how their brains work? That’s a key idea behind the approach of teachers at Momentous School in Dallas, ...

Look, feeding kids is hard enough without worrying about whether you’re doing it “right.” Whether you’re stretching every dollar or have a full pantry, most of us are just trying to get through the ...

All around us is a rich world for us to experience. Inside our minds, we have our own understanding of the world, ourselves, and everything in it. How does the brain do any of this? There’s all this ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Talia Milgrom-Elcott nurtures belonging & advances STEM. When Dr. Melina Uncapher looks at the brain, she sees an organ constantly ...

Scientists have shown that brain connectivity patterns can predict mental functions across the entire brain. Each region has a unique “connectivity fingerprint” tied to its role in cognition, from ...

Comparing brain images of kids who took medication on scan day compared with those who didn’t revealed no difference in brain networks involved with attention. Rather, the researchers found ...

A doctor examines how video games affect kids' brains. Cash, a 10-year-old boy who lives in Los Angeles, is obsessed with the game Fortnite, his mother Rusti says. Fortnite represents the current ...