Micro-actions are purposefully small and time-bound, designed to require very little planning, decision-making, or motivation ...

When you’re nervous, your body will kick into overdrive to try to solve the problem itself. You’re flooded with adrenaline and your muscles start shaking. To help counteract this, intentionally slow ...

An identity that revolves around productivity and achievement can also frame rest as the enemy. Here are a few ways to break ...

People with damage to the central nervous system often undergo rehabilitation therapy. James Fawcett and Armin Curt examine how such therapy might work in conjunction with experimental approaches that ...

New research gives unexpected insights into how the nervous system controls leg movements in walking. These findings could aid in directing rehabilitation in stroke patients as well as the design of ...

With a paralyzing spinal cord injury, the biological wiring that hooks up our controlling brains to our useful limbs gets snipped, leading to permanent loss of sensation and control and usually a ...

Recent research shows that swearing can actually change how much pain people can handle. A 2024 review looked at studies on ...