A study published in Nature Neuroscience highlights brain activity that happens when a sleeping person hears music. A team of UCLA researchers examined brain activity in the cerebral cortex of epilepsy patients. They discovered a significant response to sound during...

By Anna Samson, BBC Music Magazine - August 16, 2022 A study suggests that listening to sad music when you’re feeling down doesn’t make you feel worse but actually improves your mood. The study, carried out by scientists from the University of Berlin, asked...

Breathing techniques may help move your body into a more relaxed and stress-free state.  Functional and integrative medicine specialist Melissa Young, MD, explains the science of breathing and how embracing the art of breathwork can bring you the peace and calm you...

Journaling is a written account of your thoughts and feelings as you navigate everyday life. The beauty of journaling is that there’s no right or wrong way to do it. It’s a deeply personal experience that can take many forms. One day, journaling could look like a...

Positive Thinking Day is celebrated on September 13 every year to highlight the rewards of positive thinking. Positive Thinking Day is all about thinking positive thoughts. It’s easy to be pessimistic and cynical about things — which is not entirely bad because it...

NASA May Have Unknowingly Found and Killed Alien Life on Mars 50 Years Ago, Scientist Claims One researcher hypothesizes that experiments carried out by NASA's Viking landers in 1976 could have inadvertently killed microbes living in Martian rocks. Other experts are...

How Far-Reaching Could the Four-Day Workweek Become? Once seen as an impossible fantasy, the four-day workweek has slowly begun to gain traction in recent years. Though it might still seem like a distant dream for many workers, some forward-thinking companies have...

Maybe your idea of fun is gathering your closest friends for a rambunctious dinner party complete with high-energy card games and music thumping in the background. Or perhaps you’d rather sit at home, in the peace and quiet of your lonesome, with a bowl of air-popped...

Meditation doesn’t require much. But it’s easiest to get started knowing these meditation basics: What matters most is consistency. Ideally, we meditate a few times a week or daily. But even completing one meditation can lead to a reduction in mind wandering. We’ll...