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?

Researchers found an association between increased activity in a reward region of the brain—primarily stimulated by hopeful thinking—and heightened levels of protective antibodies after receiving a va ...

Training people to activate a part of the brain linked to reward and positive expectations may be associated with an increase ...

For generations, people have debated whether a glass is half empty or half full. The response that you give often indicates how you see yourself as well as how you see the world. Your perspective, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Instead of focusing on your sore arm after your next vaccine, you might want to think good thoughts. A new study that trained ...