We definitely have an attention problem, but it’s not just a function of the digital technology that pings and beeps and ...

The digital revolution has become a vast, unplanned experiment—and children are its most exposed participants. As ADHD diagnoses rise around the world, a key question has emerged: could the growing ...

While researching his new book on attention, author Johann Hari met with one of the world’s leading experts who has studied willpower for 35 years. When professor Roy Baumeister at the University of ...

Children with attention problems in early childhood were 40 percent less likely to graduate from high school, says a new study from Duke University that examines how early childhood characteristics ...

Paying attention refers to the brain's ability to take all of the stimuli around us, immediately categorize and organize information as relevant or irrelevant, and focus the mind on one thing. For a ...

Because of its plodding, zigzagging, fussy, and skeptical nature, science often frustrates us, appearing unable to make up its mind. Scientific recommendations often conflict, reverse themselves, or ...

Smoking in adolescence contributes to attention problems that persist into adulthood, a new study of identical twins suggests. "Since our results imply that smoking causally increases attention ...

Pay attention. Is it true our attention spans are becoming, well, less attentive? After all, smartphones, social media, and all the other high tech gizmos seem to enthrall us on a daily basis. Tech ...

Acetaminophen use during pregnancy is associated with sleep and behavior problems consistent with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a study by Penn State College of ...

What did your mind used to be like as a child? Do you remember where and when and how it would wander — to the raindrops on the window? The ants climbing ginormous blades of grass? The feeling of ...

Because of its plodding, zigzagging, fussy, and skeptical nature, science often frustrates us, appearing unable to make up its mind. Scientific recommendations often conflict, reverse themselves, or ...