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Time's special issue feature explores what we know and don't yet know about mind, brain, body, and consciousness. How does this affect personal development?

This continues a review of Time's special issue feature which explores what we know and don't yet know about mind, brain, body, and consciousness.

This study of meditation exemplifies a case of science and religion working together, in a positive relationship, to deepen the understanding of the mind.

Accumulations of the amino acid neurotoxin glutamate, long suspected of causing neurological disease, have been implicated in neuromyelitis optica (NMO).

Dr Kawashima offers to improve brain power in just 60 days. This book may even be more effective than the Nintendo brain training game that bears Kawashima's name.

Children are born with ADHD, it's not acquired. Most of the characteristics of ADHD are similar to many typical behaviors in preschool children, a challenge for diagnosis

Current trends in neuroscience offer evidence that we can consciously improve our health and well-being by simply changing our minds.

Neuroscientists like Richard Davidson have found that regular meditation can fundamentally alter the way the brain functions.

Neuroscientist Richard Davidson found that meditation has a profound and permanent impact on the brain, improving its capacities for awareness and happiness.

About one in 10 children is addicted to video or Internet games, a new study from the National Institute on Media and Family found.

A study conducted last year at Stanford University revealed that there's a scientific explanation for why your boyfriend can't stop playing his favorite video game.

Depression is a condition that can affect anyone, anytime. It is common for depression to go undetected by sufferers. Men are not likely to admit to depression.

Look for modern hospitals and medical practices that use a variety of optional techniques to complement patient health and recovery.

Dyslexia research, most often with people suffering from alexia, studies the brain's processes while reading, through functional imaging tests (or PETs and fMRIs).

The prefrontal cortex, known as the "thinking brain" plays a big role in decision making skills but the limbic system may be responsible for high risk taking in teens.

Scientists have found that practicing Buddhist meditation can change the physical structure of the brain, increasing gamma brain waves and permanently altering awareness.

Suicide in the United States has reached epidemic proportions. More people die by suicide each year than homicide. Learning the signs and interventions provides hope.

While some memory loss and mild cognitive impairment may be routine for the elderly, these symptoms might also indicate a more serious problem. Learn what can be done.

A regular meditation practice can have many beneficial results on different levels such as health, well-being, mind, brain and spirit.

"Marijuana might cause new cell growth in the brain." Headline of an article by Kurt Kleiner, Oct. 13, 2005.

Chronic fatigue is a symptom of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME), but there are many other possible causes as well.

Anyone interested in improving health, living a satisfying life, or understanding human behavior will benefit from Dr. Amen's new health and personal development book.

A recent study in the American Journal of Psychiatry suggests that frontal lobe abnormalities of those with APD may contribute to violent behavior.

Medical research has yet to determine what causes depression. Key suspects in the search for a cause include stress, genetics, brain chemistry and hormonal imbalances.

Doubting Thomases: The saddest truth about this illness is that most people don't believe it exists. You can't convince them you're dying until you're dead.