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I feel guilty. I am exhausted and I feel guilty taking a siesta. But I am getting over myself—sometimes. Taking a break isn’t a luxury; it’s a necessity for building new neural pathways. The brain ...

Now that the kiddos have been back in school for a bit, the homework may be piling up and some kids could feel overwhelmed. That's why it's important to talk about Brain Breaks. Kelly Melistas, a ...

Neurons deep in the brain not only help to initiate movement—they also actively suppress it, and with astonishing precision. This is the conclusion of a new study by researchers at the University of ...