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Neuroscience
Noradrenaline-targeting drugs, including blood pressure, depression, and ADHD meds, improve Alzheimer's disease symptoms.
6mins
What inequality and populism look like in the brain, according to a neuroscientist.
John Templeton Foundation
A new finding that unconsciously processed images are distributed to higher-order brain networks requires the revision of a popular theory of consciousness.
It is all too easy for humans to fall into the cognitive trap of thinking that an entity that can use language fluently is sentient or intelligent.
From ibuprofen to fentanyl, it’s about meeting the pain where it’s at.
The good news is that it can be countered with acne medication.
9mins
Only 2% of Alzheimer’s is 100% genetic. The rest is up to your daily habits.
There is no long-term beneficial effect of medication on standardized test scores.
Does memory start to work only at a certain age?
Your eyes are playing tricks on you.
8mins
Having trouble learning? A PhD engineering professor gives you one key tip.
John Templeton Foundation
5mins
There are two kinds of suffering. One is pure pain. The other makes life worth living.
John Templeton Foundation
For 40 years, scientists thought a specific gene was linked to aggression in hamsters. Removing it, however, had violent consequences.
The engineer working on Google's AI, called LaMDA, suffers from what we could call Michelangelo Syndrome. Scientists must beware hubris.
In the age of distraction, don't we all want to read faster and more efficiently?
“It’s a big resource in the way the human genome is a big resource, in that you can go in and do discovery-based research."
The common drug is called gabapentin, which is currently used to control seizures and manage nerve pain.
Science doesn't fit neatly into ideology.
John Templeton Foundation
A deep learning AI running on a supercomputer was able to link patterns of brain connectivity to political ideology.
One theory for catatonia is that it is similar to an animal's “death feint.”
Until recently, video games were accused of killing brain cells. Now, researchers are trying to understand how they help players get smarter.
Scientists found a way to revert pain in mice using gene therapy. Perhaps the same technique could be applied to humans.
The spooky world of quantum mechanics might reach out and touch you — by mutating your DNA. Welcome to the weird world of quantum biology.
6mins
You can learn things 250% faster by unlocking your ‘flow state.’
The plant-like sea creatures contain a molecule that improves memory, learning, and even hair quality, according to a new study in mice.
Are dreams, hallucinations, and near death experiences all connected?
Willpower alone likely isn't enough to replace a bad habit with a good one.
John Templeton Foundation
3mins
Practice doesn’t actually make perfect. Here’s the willpower equation necessary for elite athletes and musicians.
John Templeton Foundation
Screens were around in previous generations, but now they truly define childhood.
