Does travel make you smarter? Studies suggest it creates new neural pathways. Explore five ways getting out of your comfort zone boosts brain health.

Feeling overwhelmed by simple choices? It might be decision fatigue. Learn to spot the signs and use practical coping strategies to restore your focus.

Fear triggers physical reactions, brain fog, and even pleasure. Learn the science behind this survival instinct and how to distinguish fear from phobia.

Neurotransmitters like acetylcholine, dopamine, glutamate, GABA, and serotonin facilitate neuron communication, influencing mood, memory, and health; imbalances link to diseases.

Laughter releases endorphins and serotonin, bonds socially, reduces stress, boosts mental health, and protects the heart through anti-inflammatory effects.

Frontal lobes manage executive functions; temporal process sounds and emotions; parietal handle touch and spatial awareness; occipital manage vision.

Hugs activate "cuddle nerves," releasing oxytocin and endorphins for bonding, stress reduction, better sleep, and immune support.

Neurofeedback normalizes brain waves in chemo brain patients, improving cognition, attention, and daily functioning after chemotherapy.

We use virtually all our brain, not just 10%; it consumes 20% of body energy for constant neural activity and functions.

Summer boosts hydration, exercise, creativity, lighter nutrition, and social bonds, enhancing brain health and mood.

Panic attacks involve amygdala overdrive, releasing stress hormones; CBT and neurofeedback can rewire responses for management.

Fireworks trigger fear via amygdala, releasing dopamine for pleasure; novel colors captivate, explaining their euphoric appeal.