Scientific American

Why doing nothing is good for your brain

Even so, it raises the possibility that ordinary background worry can interfere with consolidation by pulling the brain into ...

Your brain may be doing its most important work when you think you're doing nothing

You finish a lecture, a meeting, a conversation with someone you care about. And what do you do? You reach for your phone.
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Your Brain on Boredom: Why Doing Nothing Might Be Essential

Your brain is trying to tell you something, but you keep reaching for your phone before you can hear what it has to say. The restless, irritable feeling we call boredom isn’t a sign of a short ...
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Why doing nothing feels stressful today: Doctors explain the brain science behind restlessness and how to retrain your body to relax

Sitting still used to mean rest. Now, for many, it feels like discomfort. A quiet room can trigger unease, racing thoughts, or even a strange physical restlessness. This shift is not imagined. It ...

Psychology says people who talk to themselves when they’re alone aren’t lonely — the brain solves problems faster out loud than it does in silence

The explanation is that hearing the word, even in your own voice, tunes your visual system toward the object. Saying "keys" out loud temporarily makes your eyes better key detectors. The word isn't ...
Medical Xpress

What the brain is doing when we're unaware of our actions

Hal Blumenfeld, MD, Ph.D., the Mark Loughridge and Michele Williams Professor of Neurology at Yale School of Medicine (YSM), got out of the pool one afternoon and couldn't find his watch. He was ...