Every few seconds, a text notification dings. A car horn blares outside the window. A coworker walks past. Most of the time, the brain handles these intrusions smoothly, filtering them out and staying ...

Researchers found that listening to music embedded with Auditory Beat Stimulation (ABS) significantly reduces acute anxiety, ...

This simplified version of a figure from the research shows the rotation of subspace coding from many trials with correct vs. error respoonses. The blue arrow ...

Scientists may have new answers to why pop-ups or notifications grab our attention. Turns out our attention is on a cycle, shifting seven to ten times per second. This rhythmic occurrence may be ...

Research shows that averaging brain scans hides how individuals use their brains, offering new insights into personalized ...

We live in what has been called the “distraction economy”: an environment full of triggers that are engineered to demand our ...

Scientists are beginning to explore the role of simple rituals like tea preparation in restoring mental clarity.

There is mounting evidence that playing music, or even listening to it, can delay or reverse the onset of normal age-related ...

As sure as the brain is prone to distraction, it can also return its focus to the task at hand. A new study in animals by scientists at the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory of MIT shows how ...