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Neuroscience
The dying brain experiences a surge of electrical activity. Could this help explain the mysterious phenomena of near-death experiences?
Emotion dysregulation has been linked to unhealthy risk-taking, relationship challenges, and negative physical health outcomes.
A recently identified stage of sleep common to narcoleptics is a fertile source of creativity.
Meditation can put you in a wiser relationship with life.
Desperate times call for desperate measures.
Thomas Edison was on to something...
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Your chronological age and your biological age aren’t the same thing. This ex-Yale professor explains how to tell the difference.
Neuroscience is beginning to provide clues about the emergence of human consciousness.
John Templeton Foundation
The hallucinations that characterize schizophrenia may be due to a "reality threshold" that is lower than it should be.
Intelligence is not fixed but fluid. A growth mindset allows our brains to flourish while lowering our stress levels.
A recent study highlights the astounding adaptability of the human brain.
Despite a reputation for catastrophe and cat killings, curiosity is a beneficial drive that improves our lives and well-being.
Striking differences in the composition of the gut microbiome suggest that fermented food could help those suffering from anorexia.
Forgetting and misremembering are the building blocks of creativity and imagination.
The discovery has enormous implications for the development of novel anti-anxiety medications.
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From DMT elves, to God, to the figures in our dreams — why are humans so obsessed with the supernatural?
Nobody knows where the word "penguin" comes from.
Neuroscientists hope to learn more in the hope of finding a way to reverse dementia.
Adolescents’ brains are highly capable, if inconsistent, during this critical age of exploration and development. They are also acutely tuned into rewards.
Forget these scientific myths to better understand your brain and yourself.
One hypothesis: "gossip traps."
A study shows that the brains of lonely individuals respond in odd ways to visual stimuli, while those of non-lonely people react similarly.
"You gotta know when to fold 'em."
A recent study is the first to fabricate electronic components from endogenous molecules.
The content of our long-term memories is constantly "reconstructed" by our brains. The same is true of memories formed mere seconds ago.
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A University of Oxford professor explains how conscious machines are possible.
Our brainwaves naturally synchronize with external stimuli like flickering lights. Here's how the phenomenon might boost learning.
6mins
This is not your average dream interpreter. Nightmares, as explained by a neuroscientist.
