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"She understood me and I understood her. I loved that pigeon.”
Big Think recently spoke with sleep psychologist Dr. Jade Wu about the surprising consequences of forgoing sleep.
Many still consider hypnosis more of a cheap magician’s trick than legitimate clinical medicine.
Research suggests that to maintain a healthy brain, we should tend our gut microbiome.
People who die by suicide are more likely to have reduced levels of the NPAS4 gene, which helps regulate inflammation in the brain.
Neuroscience supports the notion that an escape from conventional perspectives can be a gateway to spectacular insights.
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We’ve all tried to win an argument by bringing up statistics that support our view. But here’s why that doesn’t work, according to a neuroscientist.
One dose of ibogaine was shown to dramatically reduce depression and PTSD.
Prolonged and repetitive tasks rewire us in profound ways – which can be a force for good at work.
Studies claiming to reveal strategies for feeling happy get a second look.
Growing evidence suggests a link between the debilitating neurological illness and the microbes that live in our intestines. The vagus nerve may be a pathway.
High-frequency oscillations that ripple through our brains may generate memory and conscious experience.
For better teamwork, take a lesson from research into soccer fans who put aside their tribalism.
I also can’t conjure sounds, smells, or any other kind of sensory stimulation inside my head. This is called “aphantasia.”
Researchers are finding signs of multiple phases of sleep all over the animal kingdom. The ‘active’ sleep phases look very much like REM.
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What if AI could tell us we have cancer before we show a single symptom? Steve Quake, head of science at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, explains how AI can revolutionize science.
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
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Biology plays an important role in emotional reactions, but neuroscientist Kristen A. Lindquist posits that our culture is just as influential.
Unlikely Collaborators
Ketamine’s remarkable effect bolsters a new theory of mental illness.
It could perform a speech recognition task with 78% accuracy.
They have held our fascination ever since we first identified their remains.
The heart's rhythms may play a larger role in shaping psychedelic experiences than previously thought.
Millions of people have had a near-death experience, and it often leads them to believe in an afterlife. Does this count as good proof?
A volley of new insights reignites the debate over whether our choices are ever truly our own.
Between the hedonic and eudaimonic life, there's a happy medium to be found.
The bots started as windpipe cells, yet they helped nerve cells repair and grow.
The aging brain is networked differently.
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There are three kinds of memory that all work together to shape your reality. Neuroscientist André Fenton explains.
Unlikely Collaborators
It has already been trialed in people and could give us a better way to analyze and stimulate the brain.
Even before birth, our brains are taking note of the languages we hear.
Embedded in a cell phone or in accessories such as rings, bracelets or watches, the novel tools aim to make it easier to manage hypertension. But they must still pass several tests before hitting the clinic.