Our eyes, gestures, and tone bring us together in a more profound way than words alone. It’s why we look hopefully toward the return of in-person, face-to-face connection. A flurry of new research is ...

What does the black fist mean? To some, a clenched fist is just a fist. At its worst, it’s something capable of inflicting bodily harm. But beyond a clenched fist’s ability to pummel lies its capacity ...

Clenching the fists can provide a better grip on memory, research suggests. A study showed clenching the right hand may help to form stronger memories of events or actions. Curling up the left appears ...

Need to remember some important facts for that big presentation at work? Clench your right hand while preparing to remember. When giving that talk, ball up your left hand and you’ll call to mind those ...

Fighting to improve your memory? Put up your dukes. Researchers in Australia told subjects in a study to clench their right hands as they were being given 72 random words to remember and then to ...

I SHOULD like to invite the attention of readers of this paper to the above subject when they have the opportunity of making personal observations, believing myself to have noticed a curious ...

Dreams have been described as dress rehearsals for real life, opportunities to gratify wishes, and a form of nocturnal therapy. A new theory aims to make sense of it all. A flurry of new research is ...