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Understanding the Power of Meditation
Neuroscientists are exploring the source of the brain benefits behind habitual meditative practices.
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The Reason Why a $28,000 Grilled Cheese Exists: The Fusiform Gyrus
Humans can find faces in many things because of our fusiform gyrus.
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Our Memories Are Not as They Seem
The memories stored in our brains can change for many reasons.
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Trust Your Gut: How the Brain-Gut Connection Helps Us Decide Intuitively
The two-way communication between the brain and the gut does more than help us digest a meal.
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ICYMI: Studying Math Helps the Teen Brain Develop
And other neuroscience news in June 2021.
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Brain Fact or Fiction Quiz: The Learning Edition
Some things we think we know about learning and focus just aren’t true. Find out if you can separate fact from fiction.
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ICYMI: Lucid Dreamers Can Communicate in Their Sleep
And other neuroscience news in February 2021.
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ICYMI: Moms' Gut Microbes Shape Brain Development in Young Mice
And other neuroscience news for the week of September 21, 2020.
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This Is Why You Get Zoom Fatigue
Video chats tax our attention systems without delivering the same social rewards as in-person interactions — leaving us exhausted and dissatisfied.
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Reading on Paper Versus Screens: What’s the Difference?
Digital reading has been widespread for years — but how well are we absorbing it all?
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The Abrasive Aroma Behind Smelling Salts
Smelling salts can revive someone who fainted, and some athletes have been spotted taking a whiff during games. How does this centuries-old treatment work?
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The Artistic Brain: A Neuroaesthetics Approach to Health, Well-being and Learning
Whether we observe or create, the arts change our brains. The emerging field of neuroaethetics may help us understand how and why.
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The Science of Dreams
Answer kids' questions about their dreams with a scientific perspective.
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