Neuroscience News

Walking in nature for as little as 15 to 20 minutes can improve your attention span — even if you don’t always enjoy it. In his new book, Nature and the Mind, Professor Marc G. Berman lays out how our natural environment can help restore people’s frazzled, overstimulated nervous systems.

Widely recognized as the first Black woman to graduate from Grinnell College and the oldest participant in the SuperAging Research Initiative at the University of Chicago, Edith Smith marked her 111th birthday with the same energy and wit that have inspired generations.

A new article in Men's Health Magazine discusses the importance of nature, highlighting important insights from Professor Marc Berman's new book, 'Nature and the Mind'.

Darth Vader never said, “Luke I am your father.” So why do we all think he did? Here’s the science behind this strange phenomenon—and how AI is poised to send it into overdrive.

Many of us intuitively sense that nature is good for us. Psychologist Marc Berman, PhD, is devoting his career to figuring out why that is, and how individuals and communities can best reap the benefits of natural spaces.

Researchers from UChicago received a $2.3 million grant from the BRAIN Initiative to study the use of non-invasive brain stimulation to treat memory impairments.