Have you ever noticed that simply imagining something positive happening in the future can instantly brighten your mood? Thinking about an upcoming vacation or an event you’re really excited about?

Scientists have found that people who trained their brain to have positive thoughts right after a jab produced more protective antibodies in their blood in response to vaccination. Previous animal ...

Whether you realize it or not, the negative experiences you have lived through often influence your decisions. Your brain learns from difficult situations and painful memories, and these experiences ...

Optimistic people share patterns of brain activity, and make more of a distinction between positive and negative events than pessimists do, a brain-imaging study has found. “What if the common phrase ...

Increasing activity in a deep-brain region can boost the immune system’s response to vaccines—and people can be trained to do it themselves using the power of brain scans and positive thinking, ...

For most of the day, your brain is on autopilot, guiding you along your familiar drive home and throughout the daily routine you know so well, says psychotherapist and author Steven Stosny. The ...