Since the pandemic, offices around the world have quietly shrunk. Many organizations don't need as much floor space or as ...

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For years, compulsive behaviors have been viewed as bad habits stuck on autopilot. But new research in rats found the ...

New research tracking brain activity in real time has confirmed what many office workers have long suspected: sitting in an open-plan environment forces the brain to burn extra cognitive fuel just to ...

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If you need an excuse to turn off the laptop over the weekend or rein in overtime, scientists have found that working extended hours actually changes parts of the brain linked to emotional regulation, ...

The brain is our body’s command center, the control tower for our body and mind—no wonder it’s the focus of intense research across the globe, with so much interest in figuring out the mysteries of ...

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