Your emotions function as a personal GPS, signaling what matters most—your values, safety, and relationships. Here's how to ...
Scientists found that childhood trauma can change DNA and brain development, leaving long-term biological marks.
A new wearable device connects AI directly to the brain, enabling a silent dialogue. This could redefine our identity, ...
A review of over 100 years of neuroscience research asks if some brain regions are more important than others for consciousness. What gives rise to human consciousness? Are some parts of the brain ...
Awe has a way of stopping us in our tracks. It can creep in quietly—the hush of deer crossing a backyard—or arrive all at once, like a swell of music that makes your chest tighten or the sudden ...
For instance, people with more fat in their arms and torso showed thinning in the sensorimotor cortex, a brain region tied to ...
What gives rise to human consciousness? Are some parts of the brain more important than others? Scientists began tackling these questions in more depth about 35 years ago. Researchers have made ...
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A good night's sleep has long been understood to help us consolidate new memories, but we don't understand how. Associations ...
Brain and psychology researchers are delving into how slides down the moral slope begin and what keeps them going. Initially ...
A new study reveals that intentional memory control—deciding what to remember or forget—is more powerful than emotional influence when forming long-term memories.
It started with an innocent mistake. Texas entrepreneur Chris Bentley had founded a company to buy drilling rights for oil ...