In the afternoon, no matter how much you sit at your desk, the content just doesn't sink in. You find yourself tracing the ...

Scientists hope it could be used to reconstruct a person’s inner thoughts, mental images or even their dreams.

Mounting evidence suggests that regularly cozying up with a book can increase brain and mental health, improve literacy and math skills, and even slow cognitive decline. What's more, fiction seems to ...

Scientists have developed an AI model that can “read” a person’s brain activity and reconstruct what they’re looking at with ...

While some of us enjoy curling up with a good book, others prefer watching a series or playing video games. But from the perspective of neuroscience, reading is much more than just entertainment. This ...

Picking up a book for half an hour may feel like simple downtime, but reading for pleasure appears to do more than just ...

A new neural implant is so small it can rest on a grain of salt, yet it can track and wirelessly transmit brain activity for over a year. It’s powered by laser light that safely passes through tissue ...

I want my child to read books, but it would be a waste if I bought them and they didn't read them...' 'I don't know what kind of books to choose.'For parents with such worries, what I sincerely ...

We see not just with our eyes, but with our brains. A mosaic of specialized areas in a brain region known as the visual cortex interprets different sights, helping us identify everything from solid ...

Here’s the word on the best medium for reading A new study may have settled the contentious debate over the efficacy of digital readers versus hard copy books by observing the brain processes behind ...

A major analysis of brain scans found that people with anxiety disorders have noticeably lower levels of choline, a nutrient crucial for healthy brain function. The strongest evidence appeared in the ...