New findings provide insight into how people use their powers of attention as well as what makes attention fail.

Setting specific, hard-to-reach goals seems to help people maintain motivation, while preventing them from feeling as drained by mental tasks.

A new study posits a "general distractibility" trait, called "d" factor, that that people prone to external and internal distractions share.

Machine learning techniques give scientists faster returns of high-quality organ images.

A study looks at the neural mechanism that helps the brain decide whether to focus visual attention on a rewarding task or a fun distraction.

Researchers have linked the molecular signatures underlying brain aging with the cognitive decline observed in patients with severe COVID-19.

Can you get yourself into a creative and productive "flow" intentionally? Researchers say it is possible and have created a formula to explain it.

Research shows that people with more flow in their lives had a higher sense of well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. Scientists are beginning to explore what happens in the brain during flow.

Even when the condition lasts a lifetime, there are behavioral treatments and prescription drugs that make it easier for people with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder to thrive.

A researcher who studies physical skills explains how getting your conscious thoughts out of the way lets your body do what it knows how to do, better.