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Neuroscience
We should acknowledge that there are faith-based myths running deep in science's canon.
Synchronized activity between the hippocampus, prefrontal cortex, and thalamus plays a role in memory consolidation.
After Albert Einstein’s death in 1955, a pathologist—searching for the secret of genius—removed, dissected, and ultimately stole the mathematician’s brain.
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What sets trauma apart from regular bad experiences? A leading neuroscientist explains.
In the ongoing battle against PTSD, a potential new weapon emerges: a nasal spray loaded with neuropeptide Y.
The fear of deep bodies of water may be evolutionarily ingrained.
The idea that consciousness emerges naturally alongside intelligence could be an anthropocentric distortion.
"Human connection is as threatened by unhealthy peace as it is by unhealthy conflict." —Priya Parker
"Domesticated viral genes" may not be domesticated as scientists thought.
New research shows that the transition from general to specific memories involves the maturation of inhibitory neurons in the hippocampus.
Walter Pitts rose from the streets to MIT, but couldn’t escape himself.
Brain activity may be more like "ripples in a pond" rather than signals sent on a telecommunications network.
Neuroscientist and author Bobby Azarian explores the idea that the Universe is a self-organizing system that evolves and learns.
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Plato and Carl Sagan were wrong about the human brain, says a top neuroscientist.
“Why are you unhappy? Because 99.9 percent of everything you think, and of everything you do, is for yourself — and there isn’t one.”
John Templeton Foundation
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Johns Hopkins professor Dr. Matthew Johnson answers 24 huge questions about psychedelics.
Numerous videos online show that squid undergo a dramatic color-changing effect after being stunned or killed.
A team of scientists has warned that marketers seek to advertise in our dreams. Will our sleep be commercialized against our wishes?
A new study from Finland suggests that we all process the behavior of others using the same neural networks.
Spiritual experiences can be explained in terms of a highly evolved brain. But they also can be extremely meaningful.
John Templeton Foundation
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You’ve heard about your "lizard brain." But what about the other two?
John Templeton Foundation
Is blood the key to anti-aging, or just another lucrative biotech opportunity?
Brain-computer interfaces could enable people with locked-in syndrome and other conditions to "speak."
Evolutionary pressures drove the formation of tribes who encoded their values in myths and symbols. Was this cooperation cursed?
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No, emotions don’t happen TO you. Here’s what happens instead.
Would you confess your crimes to a skeleton with "an unnatural ghastly glow"? One inventor thought you would.
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Ancient societies revered dreams. Modern science tells us why.
Memory, responsibility, and mental maturity have long been difficult to describe objectively, but neuroscientists are starting to detect patterns. Coming soon to a courtroom near you?