We’ve all been there: Sitting in class, writing up a report, or logged on to the virtual meeting and struggling to stay engaged. Maybe you have a go-to method of dealing with it. Perhaps you’re a ...

Sometimes when I’m in a boring meeting, my knee starts bouncing. Or I gently rock my office chair. I asked my friend Amanda Stueber why that helps me. She’s a psychologist at Washington State ...

Next time you find yourself restless and fidgeting at work, you may want to think twice before stopping. It may be doing your health some good, new research suggests. But fidgeting in your chair may ...

Fidgeting has proven perks. “We know that sensory input and movement, big or small, can help with handling feelings,” says psychologist Michelle Frank, Psy.D., author of A Radical Guide for Women with ...

UNITED KINGDOM (WABC) -- Fidgeters are actually doing more than just distracting other people by their constant movements - they might be improving their health. A new study of more than 12,000 UK ...

Ever wonder why you bounce your leg, drum your fingers or click and unclick your pen until your colleagues beg you to stop? But as many of us know, it can be a challenge to tear away from our ...

A new review paper in The Neuroscientist highlights the problem of body movements for neuroscience, from blinks to fidgeting. Authors Patrick J Drew and colleagues of Penn State discuss how many types ...

Are you one of those people who struggles with keeping still when standing, sitting, or even waiting anywhere for more than 5 minutes? If you are prone to fidgeting–nervously playing with your hair, ...

Hand-held toys known as “fidget spinners”—marketed as “stress relievers”—have become so popular and distracting in classrooms that they are now being banned in many schools. And it’s not just kids who ...