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As children learn basic arithmetic, they gradually switch from solving problems by counting on their fingers to pulling facts from memory. The shift comes more easily for some kids than for others, but no one knows why. Now, new brain-imaging research …

People with schizophrenia struggle to turn goals into actions because brain structures governing desire and emotion are less active and fail to pass goal-directed messages to cortical regions affecting human decision-making, new research reveals.

Study shows that more parents, especially upper-income ones, are reporting that their children have a physical, developmental or mental health disability.

Researchers from the University of Kansas have mapped associations between people’s educational attainment and their levels of physical activity, both in work and leisure time.

In the workplace, women are likely to perform worse than men in risky situations because they experience higher levels of anxiety, according to new research.

Johns Hopkins researchers suggest that we learn motor skills by remembering small differences between our expectations of an action and its execution in reality.

Researchers from the University of Lincoln in the UK suggest that lucid dreamers – those who realize they are dreaming – may have better problem-solving skills in the real world.

Depression is known to be a common symptom of Parkinson’s disease, but remains untreated for many patients, according to a new study. In fact, depression is the most prevalent non-motor symptom of Parkinson’s, a chronic neurodegenerative disorder typic…

The death of actor Robin Williams brought the subject of Internet bullying to the forefront.

Study shows the combination of a mother’s voice softly singing while holding a preemie calms both the baby and the mother.