SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Long before indie artist Marlon Funaki amassed more than 1.2 million monthly listeners on Spotify, he was performing for local audiences in San Diego. One of the key steps in ...

Scientists have uncovered a key brain signal that helps us break old habits and adapt when circumstances suddenly change. By watching mice navigate a virtual maze, researchers found that ...

Being able to alter your not-so-great tendencies goes beyond simply having strong willpower. A new study just revealed the brain chemical associated with breaking bad habits. The study, which was ...

Scientists who've spent decades learning how the brain works say they're now ready to start fixing it when it breaks. That's the premise of the Brain Health accelerator, a collaborative effort ...

Stretch like a banana – a silly brain break practice measurement and spatial words. "Reach up! Breathe in and do a big banana stretch! Breathe out and drop one arm to the side like a banana peel. Now ...

A new study found that taking a two-week break from smartphone internet use improved focus, sleep, mood, and anxiety levels surprisingly fast. Researchers said the improvement in attention span was ...

New research reveals that exercise counteracts the mood-damaging effects of a Western-style diet through specific gut and hormonal mechanisms. Running restored metabolites tied to mental well-being ...

Grow from a small seed into a tall tree! A fun brain break to practice measurement. "Let's move our bodies by growing from small seeds into tall trees! In this brain break, kids will curl up into a ...

We often consider habits a "small" part of our day. In fact, we may literally refer to certain routines, like having a piece of fruit at breakfast every day, as "small habits." Yet, brain health ...

Depression is a debilitating mental health disorder characterized by persistent low mood, a loss of interest in everyday activities, repetitive negative thinking and possible changes in appetite ...

If you have a child in school right now, you may have heard them talk about needing a “brain break” while doing homework or studying for a test. Maybe they shake their bodies out, do some deep ...