Breaking down the brain for everyone to understand
It is often difficult to do tasks both quickly and well at the same time. While the same applies to decision making, the brain has found an effective way to make decisions that are reasonably accurate and reasonably fast.
New research finds that our brain is constantly changing the way it views the world – even when nothing around us is actually changing. Talk about a wandering mind!
There is no magic food that can make you smarter, but maintaining a balanced diet is necessary to keep your brain healthy. Learn how different foods and diets can support brain health.
Researchers have only been able to easily visualize the human brain in the last couple decades. Learn how that has changed the course of neuroscience research and what we might be able to do next.
Have you ever noticed your heart rate increase while watching a scary scene in a movie? Or how one moment you feel totally fine, and the next moment there is a burning itch on your leg that you need to scratch? This all results from a sixth sense you may not know existed.
Across ages and cultures, we tuck in teddy bears and put googly eyes on roombas. Where does the urge to empathize with our belongings come from?
Take a ride on the Mirror Neuron Express. Departing from: fascinating findings. Arriving at: valuable lessons. By way of: exaggeration, speculation, and overstatement.
Learn just how remarkable your brain is!
How do some people overcome the risk for mental illness and what can – or can’t – we learn from them?
An increasing number of marketing companies are using our brain activity to decide how to advertise to us, an approach called neuromarketing. How does neuromarketing work and how can we protect ourselves from the abuse of it?
Some neuroscientists think that the brain balances on the edge of chaos to be as efficient as possible. One new study suggests that sleep helps to restore this ‘critical’ state which may slowly fade while you’re awake.
Our tendency to forget names, passwords, and skills is a source of endless frustration. However, this forgetfulness might actually be crucial for optimal brain function.
Our writers share what got them excited about neuroscience in 2023.
Brain fog may be the product of how the brain manages in response to a dysregulated immune system
An exciting new study untangles how nature and nurture influence musicianship from childhood to adulthood
Every day we’re exposed to low energy electromagnetic frequencies (EMFs) from devices like our phones. Can EMFs affect our brains?
It’s spooky season and the perfect time to gather friends and suffer through scary movies! Learn about the different ways the brain responds to horror movies and what scientists have learned from it.
What if you could remember every day of your life?
What happens when your senses don't agree? Learn how your brain handles conflicting information by changing what you see, altering what you hear, or even making you puke!
Combining the benefits of fitness and cognitive training games to help kids succeed in the classroom.
Several myths about the brain are so popular that you might not realize they’re false. We’ll break down what these myths claim, where they came from, and whether there’s any truth behind them.
Psychedelic compounds are known for the mind-altering properties of their psychedelic “trips”. But does taking these drugs also have lasting impacts on the way we see the world?
ChatGPT is able to write entire essays and explain rocket science while speaking in Shakespearean English. But does it have enough to take the world intelligence title from the human brain?
When you interact with another person, your brain activity matches theirs!
What growing ‘mini brains’ of our ancestors can tell us about ourselves
Anyone who has pets will understand the strong bonds we feel towards them. But can our pets really understand this feeling, and how do they feel about us?
Your ability to communicate with yourself is an influential part of day-to-day life. Research is beginning to uncover how inner speech works, how you can leverage it to improve your life, and what happens when a brain can’t quite recognize its own voiceover.
Burnout has been a popular topic of discussion over the last few years, but do you know what’s going on in your brain when you experience burnout?
Many people use the power of positive thinking to accomplish amazing feats, but how far can this go? Can we use our thoughts to literally think away diseases?
We are back this week with Part Two in our series on some of the biggest (and often surprisingly) unanswered questions in neuroscience!
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