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Kids Need Brain Breaks — And So Do Adults
Brain breaks help children by replenishing attention, improving learning, and boosting creativity. But, it turns out we might all benefit from giving our brains more downtime. Here’s why.
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Is It Dangerous to Wake a Sleepwalker?
The idea that waking a sleepwalker could give them a heart attack or cause brain damage is a myth. But try not to wake them if you don’t have to.
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Sleep Paralysis: The Night Hag
The terrifying experience is not paranormal activity but a common neurological phenomenon.
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Test Stress in Children: Rx with Brain-Friendly Studying
Let's teach kids more effective ways of studying in order to reduce test anxiety.
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How Your Brain Keeps You From Running Into Walls
Brain imaging and computer modeling evidence pinpoints the area of the brain that perceives environmental boundaries — and stops you from running into them.
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What Color Is Monday?
The question may sound bizarre, but for people with synesthesia, days of the week might have their own colors, shapes, textures — even smells!
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Decoding the Teenage Brain (in 3 Charts)
Learn more about the ever-changing brains of teenagers.
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Easing Test Anxiety Boosts Low-Income Students' Biology Grades
What if exam grades could be boosted just with a confidence exercise before the exam?
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A Brief History of Smelling Salts
Smelling salts, an old remedy for fainting, are now used by some athletes to trigger alertness. Neurologist Erin Manning explains how they work.
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How Your Brain Processes Information
Memories of failed attempts and false starts while learning to ride a bike may remain, but it likely all feels natural now. For that, you can thank the intricate circuits comprising your nervous system.
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Reasoning, Planning, and Problem-Solving
There are many little problems to handle well before your day starts, but your brain is there to get you through it all.
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The Short Answer: What is a Synapse?
There’s a lot that happens between neurons. Neuroscientist John Morrison explains what happens in the space that neurons learn.
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