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Philosophy
fromBig Think
3 hours ago

What sea slugs can teach us about the nature of consciousness

Brains generate meaning by abstracting and memorizing patterns, challenging the perceived gap between physical brain processes and subjective mind.
Science
fromCreative Bloq
11 hours ago

Scientists just used mice and lasers to explain this iconic optical illusion

Lasers and rodent experiments revealed neural mechanisms behind the Kanizsa square optical illusion.
#memory
Social justice
fromPsychology Today
21 hours ago

Use Emerging Science to Build Peace

Early childhood experiences shape brain architecture but brains can rewire; shifting caregiving and cultural patterns from normalized violence toward partnership reduces societal violence.
Science
fromBig Think
3 days ago

How neuroscience is rewriting the art of war

Human brain processes—fear, stress, risk assessment, and decision-making—critically determine wartime behavior and outcomes and are themselves reshaped by warfare.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
4 days ago

Why Do We Never Learn From History?

Humans are neurally susceptible to distraction because ancient limbic survival drives override prefrontal rational analysis, enabling cognitive warfare and fake-news exploitation.
Mindfulness
Human beings are interdependent; digital connectivity increases loneliness, and authentic, present human connection restores well-being and cognitive function.
Philosophy
fromAeon
1 week ago

Two billion humans are doing something bizarre right now: sleeping | Aeon Essays

Sleep is a bizarre, involuntary daily experience with unresolved scientific purpose despite profound individual, health, and societal consequences.
#reaction-time
fromNature
1 week ago

Daily briefing: Chronic pain linked to small cluster of brain cells

Researchers have launched a search engine that can quickly sift through the staggering volumes of biological data housed in public repositories. The team integrated data from seven publicly funded data archives, creating 18.8million unique DNA and RNA sequence sets and 210billion amino-acid sequence sets that users can search through using text prompts. The search engine, called MetaGraph, can also uncover genetic patterns hidden deep within expansive sequencing data sets without needing those patterns to be explicitly annotated in advance.
OMG science
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

Love at First Sight?

Recent advances in neuroscience indicate that the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex plays a central role in rapidly evaluating potential romantic partners, often without conscious awareness. Key findings show that specific regions within this cortex are responsible for making swift assessments, and these neural patterns can reliably predict whether someone will express romantic interest or decide to pursue further interaction after just a brief encounter.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

How Gaslighting Rewires the Brain

He'd make things up that didn't happen. Then he'd get angry when questioned, as if remembering was an attack on him. Every time she brought up something he did wrong, suddenly the conversation became about her mental health, her past trauma, her inability to let things go. She started writing everything down because she couldn't trust her own memory anymore. When he found her journal, he said it proved she was paranoid.
Psychology
Science
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks ago

The Brain's Need for Friends

Human brains evolved to seek social bonds; friendships activate reward neurochemistry and protect against stress and health harms caused by isolation.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks ago

Mister Rogers and the Neuroscience of Kindness

Practice kindness and self-compassion to calm the nervous system, regulate big emotions, rebuild resilience, and restore love and dignity in relationships.
fromBig Think
2 weeks ago

The sci-fi hypothesis that explains why you click with certain people

Sometimes, you can be talking to someone for hours, and it feels like only a few minutes. You natter and natter without ever having to think of what to say or cringe through any awkward silence. There's a gentle sway to things - you listen, they speak, they listen, you speak. The chat dances to the easy and comfortable rhythm of the conversational tide.
Philosophy
Education
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks ago

The Path to Learning: Practice, Pause, Repeat, Empower

Repetition and distributed practice strengthen neural pathways, improving memory, skill consolidation, understanding, and enabling mastery when paired with explicit teaching and sequenced learning.
Science
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 weeks ago

Alvaro Pascual-Leone, neurologist: Wanting to keep your brain young forever is foolishness'

Near-term neuroscience advances will improve disease detection and treatment but are unlikely to produce generalized superhuman brain enhancements and may involve trade-offs.
Writing
fromPsychology Today
3 weeks ago

The Letter That Rewired My Brain

Expressing gratitude through writing rewires the brain, reduces stress, improves health, heals emotional wounds, and strengthens relationships even if letters remain unsent.
Psychology
fromBig Think
3 weeks ago

Why liminal spaces are your brain's secret laboratory

Liminal spaces—periods between identities or life stages—are discomforting but can be fertile laboratories for transformation, creativity, and growth.
Philosophy
fromPsychology Today
3 weeks ago

A Look Inside the Mind

The mind is a dynamic process emerging from coordinated brain activity; thoughts follow habitual patterns rather than pure logic, and change begins with curiosity.
Wellness
fromFast Company
3 weeks ago

Neuroscience: Go swimming and your brain will thank you

Swimming reduces stress and improves cognitive function beyond general exercise, partly due to the calming effects of viewing water and evolutionary factors.
#consciousness
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 weeks ago

Gonzalo de Polavieja, neuroscientist: We tend to follow the few who make clear decisions'

Gonzalo de Polavieja, 56, is exasperated by the ease with which many people opine on topics without knowing anything about them. A neuroscientist trained at Oxford and Cambridge, with a PhD in quantum physics and a postdoctoral degree in mathematical neurobiology, he is currently on leave from Spain's CSIC research center and directs the Laboratory of Mathematics of Behavior and Intelligence at the Champalimaud Foundation in Lisbon, where he studies how groups of animals including humans organize themselves.
Artificial intelligence
fromPsychology Today
4 weeks ago

Healing Trauma Through Transformative Writing Practices

As I've shared before, when I was 12, I was playing at a friend's house one hot August afternoon when I was told I was needed at home. As I turned into my long driveway, I saw the lights of an ambulance, a stretcher being loaded into the back. The doors slammed shut. The whirling lights threw red streaks across the oaks as it sped past me out of our driveway. No one noticed the small, pale, immobilized girl standing by the mailbox.
Mental health
#anxiety
fromPsychology Today
4 weeks ago

Can Good Vibes Actually Rewire Your Brain?

You've seen it on T-shirts, Instagram captions, and coffee mugs: "Good vibes only." But is it just a trendy phrase or is there real science behind the power of positive thinking? As it turns out, there is. Neuroscience shows what many of us instinctively feel: staying optimistic, practicing gratitude, and spreading kindness can do more than just lift your mood. They can actually change how your brain works, and even influence your long-term health. Let's take a closer look at how positivity affects the brain, and how you can train your mind to be more resilient, optimistic, and happier.
Mindfulness
Mental health
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

The Mexican neuroscientist who is revolutionizing care for patients with psychosis

A patient with psychosis inspired Camilo de la Fuente to study brain alterations, develop predictive methods for schizophrenia treatment, and advance neurochemical research.
Relationships
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

A neuroscientist explains how to break free from romantic infatuation

Limerence is an intense romantic infatuation that can produce euphoria but may transform into anxiety and craving when genuine bonding fails.
Mindfulness
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

The Science of Slowing Down

Slowing down and practicing presence reduces stress, restores higher brain functions, improves focus, creativity, and relationships, while multitasking damages productivity and connection.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Mileage clock' found inside brain could help diagnose Alzheimer's

Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
Media industry
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

The Power of the Pause: Resting Mid-Year Helps You Finish Strong

This summer, I did something unusual for me: I hit pause. After a year that included launching an in-person summit for nearly 200 women, hosting a retreat in Cabo, launching my podcast (with co-host Dr. Nicole Martin), and releasing a book, I was, in a word, tired. The kind of tired that no amount of coffee or color-coded planner could fix.
Wellness
Mental health
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Breaking free from resentment: the hidden cost of revenge and the healing power of forgiveness | Gill Straker and Jacqui Winship

Resentment harms mental and physical health, perpetuates isolation and addiction-like revenge fantasies, and impedes realistic reparative action; letting go reduces harm.
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

The Contributions of Immigrants to Psychiatry and Neurology

In a previous post, I described the life of Heinz Lehmann, a young German physician who fled the rise of Nazi power and settled in Canada, where he played a major role in the recognition of chlorpromazine as a treatment for psychoses. As it turns out, he was one of many talented physicians and scientists who settled in Britain, the U.S., and Canada, where they contributed to the growth of neuroscience and neuropharmacology.
Medicine
Music
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

The Rhythm of Music Couples Our Bodies and Minds

Rhythm binds music to time and enables brains to synchronize movement and attention, promoting group coordination and providing an evolutionary advantage.
Science
fromNature
1 month ago

Daily briefing: Heatwaves can be directly linked to emissions from specific companies

Emissions from individual energy companies directly contributed to about one-quarter of heatwaves (2000–2023), often increasing event likelihoods by thousands-fold.
Higher education
fromABC7 New York
1 month ago

9-year-old Pennsylvania prodigy studies neuroscience at college, looks forward to medical school

Aiden Wilkins, aged 9, is a high school sophomore studying neuroscience at Ursinus College and aims to become a pediatric neurosurgeon.
fromFast Company
1 month ago

How and why we fail to adapt, according to neuroscience

We tend to think that we experience the world as it is. We see and hear things, store them away as knowledge, and then take new facts into account. But that's not how our brains actually work. In reality, we filter out most of what we experience, so that we can focus on particular points of interest. In effect, we forget most things so we can zero in on what seems to be most important.
Psychology
OMG science
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

How Insomnia May Arise From the Abdomen

Insomnia arises from neurological, psychological, and microbiome interactions, indicating treatments should target both brain mechanisms and gut microbial influences.
Exercise
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Exercise for Addictions, Depression, and Anxiety

Regular aerobic exercise resets altered brain reward systems after addiction, reduces cravings, eases withdrawal, improves mood and sleep, and lowers relapse risk.
Food & drink
fromTasting Table
1 month ago

Turns Out Pasta Really Does Make You Happier, According To Science - Tasting Table

Eating pasta, especially when shared with others, strongly increases happiness and positive emotions in Italian participants.
Marketing
fromThe Drum
1 month ago

The psychology of color perception in marketing

Color perception shapes moods, behavior, and decisions, and marketers strategically use specific hues because different colors elicit distinct neural and emotional responses.
Mindfulness
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Getting to Know Your Brain

Brain science is now widely accessible and actionable, enabling individuals to train and tune brain systems (amygdala through neuroplasticity) with practical techniques.
fromMail Online
1 month ago

Scientist reveals simple way she communicates with her dead husband

'I got woken up by a massive thump on the shoulder. So I opened my eyes, and I could see next to my bed a very vague hazy version of Robin as if he was pushing himself through treacle to be seen, and I was just transfixed, and I could see him become more and more clear, I could see the outline of his hair and his face, but he suddenly just dissolved from the top down.'
Science
Philosophy
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

How to Take a Stoic Punch in the Face

Training the brain to restore rational control after stress turns physical and social pain into fuel for resilience, wise choice, and continued engagement.
#time-perception
World politics
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

The Disgust Test: How One Image Reveals Your Political ID

Brain responses to disgusting images predict political leanings with very high accuracy, reflecting fundamental differences in how conservative and liberal brains process emotional information.
Science
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Your Brain on Awe and Moments of Wonder

Nature reduces stress and sharpens visual processing, meditation links perception with self-awareness via recognition and memory networks, and AI art stimulates interest while engaging fewer neural systems.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Are You Left-Brained or Right-Brained?

Brain functions are lateralized and distributed across hemispheres, but labeling people as strictly left-brain or right-brain dominant is an oversimplification.
Science
fromstupidDOPE | Est. 2008
1 month ago

Exploring the Connection Between Cannabis and Creativity | stupidDOPE | Est. 2008

Cannabis can alter cognition and promote divergent thinking, influencing creative expression across cultures while posing benefits and nuanced risks.
Science
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 month ago

Science Thought Nerves Couldn't Heal. It Thought Mars Had Canals. It Thought Plastic Was Eco-Friendly. Then It Thought Again

Nerves can regenerate, including some central nervous system neurons, and adult human brains may produce new neurons under certain conditions.
Music
fromInsideHook
1 month ago

Neuroscientists Explored How the Brain Reacts to Music

Some people experience musical anhedonia due to a disconnection between auditory processing and brain reward systems, preventing pleasure from music.
Science
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

What science says about sarcasm: To understand it, you need to have street smarts

Understanding sarcasm in Spanish engages a more extensive brain network than reported in English, making comprehension a demanding neural task with diagnostic potential.
Philosophy
fromBig Think
2 months ago

The science of spirituality, and how it can change your brain

Humans possess innate spiritual instincts and substance dualism, making religion a universal, adaptive phenomenon linked to meaning, connection, resilience, and mental health.
Wearables
fromFuncheap
2 months ago

Wearable AI + Brain Health Talk w/ Stanford Expert (SF)

Smartwatch technology may aid in early brain disorder detection through AI tools.
fromFast Company
2 months ago

Why AI can't beat primal intelligence

Children's brains are more attuned to unusual details instead of familiar patterns, resulting in high scores for intuition, unlike older individuals who rely on established patterns.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

Brain implants that decode a person's inner voice may threaten privacy

Erin Kunz of Stanford University indicates that brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) can restore speech for paralyzed individuals by decoding signals from the brain's motor cortex, revealing intended speech.
Privacy professionals
Psychology
fromBig Think
2 months ago

The neuroscience of extremes: ruthless psychopathy to extraordinary generosity

Human nature is not fundamentally selfish; there is a capacity for altruism supported by neural processes.
#brain-computer-interface
fromFuturism
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Scientists Say They've Found a Way to Vocalize the "Inner Voices" of People Who Can't Speak

fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Precision Neuroscience, founded by Neuralink alums, is developing a competing brain implant that it says is safer

fromFuturism
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Scientists Say They've Found a Way to Vocalize the "Inner Voices" of People Who Can't Speak

fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Precision Neuroscience, founded by Neuralink alums, is developing a competing brain implant that it says is safer

fromNature
2 months ago

Swift bricks, ancient tattoos and more: Books in brief

Tim Gregory notes that the most climate-concerned environmentalists are often the least supportive of nuclear power, despite its potential to mitigate global warming through zero carbon emissions.
Environment
fromDaily Coffee News by Roast Magazine
2 months ago

Study Confirms Caffeine Keeps the Brain Buzzing During Sleep

Caffeine can make the sleeping brain more active and less restful, particularly in young adults, according to a study from the University of Montreal.
Science
Wellness
fromFast Company
2 months ago

The right (and wrong) ways to appreciate your employees

Genuine appreciation is a potent and often overlooked tool for enhancing workplace well-being and employee engagement.
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

How to Change the Mind of the Most Stubborn Person You Know

Fear-based messages often activate a resistance response in the brain, leading to further entrenchment of beliefs. Instead, messages highlighting benefits promote openness and learning.
Psychology
Education
fromFast Company
2 months ago

Want to get smarter? Neuroscience says 5 simple steps significantly boost memory, learning, and cognition

Saying words out loud and replaying information enhances learning and memory retention.
fromInsideHook
2 months ago

Your Brain Can Anticipate Illness Around You

The researchers used virtual reality to show test subjects images of human faces displaying signs of infection, revealing a distinct neurological response compared to neutral and fearful faces.
Science
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

The Will of the Ball

In his book, Awakenings, Sacks describes their condition: "They would be conscious and aware - yet not fully awake; they would sit motionless and speechless all day...as passive as zombies."
Mental health
Psychology
fromArs Technica
2 months ago

Study sheds light on why some people keep self-sabotaging

Some individuals repeatedly make bad decisions due to an inability to connect their behavior with negative consequences.
Philosophy
fromHackernoon
1 year ago

Introducing Quantum Stream Theory - Part Two | HackerNoon

The exploration of quantum consciousness requires unifying various theoretical frameworks.
fromwww.nature.com
2 months ago

The Pandemic Aged Our BrainWhether We Got Sick or Not

The accelerated ageing occurred even in people who didn't become infected, with structural changes in brain scans most noticeable in older people, male participants, and those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Public health
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