As America's population ages, rates of Alzheimer's disease diagnoses are rising. One consequence of the degenerative brain disorder is wandering, which can be dangerous—and sometimes deadly—for those ...

Where is your attention right now? Humans are thought to spend many of our waking hours not in the present moment. What’s more, we are rarely even aware of the fact that our minds have wandered. We ...

When your teacher told you to stop daydreaming and pay attention, she might actually have helped improve your mood as well as your school performance — if the findings of a new study on mind wandering ...

Wandering and becoming lost is common among people with Alzheimer's disease or other disorders causing dementia. This behavior can happen in the early stages of dementia—even if the person has never ...

The brain is a complex organ. Not only is it made up of multiple parts, all of which have important roles to play in processing information, but the way that the brain learns can also change based on ...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- An encouraging sign in the search for a 79-year-old Oahu man, who went missing a week ago. William Burr's family told KITV news a bloodhound picked up Burr's scent Tuesday, ...

Mindfulness is such a buzzword. We all want it, but our ability to attain it is fleeting. We fear life is passing us by, and as the world moves faster and faster, living in the present moment seems ...

Almost half of children with autism tried to wander after age 4 Kids ages 4 to 7 with autism more likely to wander than siblings Of wanderers, 24% were in danger of drowning The fear that overtakes a ...