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Artificial intelligence is much more than image generation and smart-sounding chatbots; it's also a Nobel-worthy endeavor rooted in physics!
Changing the narrative on false memories might be surprisingly simple.
Research suggests curiosity triggers parts of the brain associated with anticipation, making answers more rewarding once discovered.
Why “audio gaps" in video meetings wear us out — and why we need the meaningful relationships forged in communal workspaces.
New evidence suggests the corvid family has surprising mental abilities.
The findings show that even small areas in the brain may have the potential to represent complex meanings.
In the brain's language-processing centers, some cells respond to one word, while others respond to strings of words together.
From hunter-gathers to desk jockeys, we work best when short, intense sessions are followed by lighter fare.
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“If we didn't find helping other people pleasurable, we wouldn’t be altruistic.”
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Expanding your worldview starts with understanding your brain. Stanford neuroscientist David Eagleman explains.
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Thinking of a number between one and ten? Here's how predictable human responses create the illusion of telepathy.
"What modern science has taught us is that life is not a property of matter."
Manipulating a signaling pathway in mice reversed their anxiety — and offers hope for a new class of anti-anxiety medications for humans.
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These 5 human development principles could completely change the way we think about learning and potential.
"I know what you're thinking" can sound kind or creepy — depending on who's saying it.
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“Say what you want to say, and not what you feel.” Harvard happiness professor explains ‘metacognition’ techniques so you can grow your emotional intelligence:
Could exercise be more effective than recently approved drugs?
“The brain is never the same from one moment to the next throughout life. Never ever.”
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Testing is an attempt to measure intelligence. But is intelligence really what’s getting measured? A neuroscientist weighs in:
"Upon emergence, these patients are sincerely unsure what was reality and what was a ‘dream.'"
Propofol, a drug commonly used for general anesthesia, derails the brain’s normal balance between stability and excitability.
How to make sure our formative tendencies don't derail us from being the great leaders we are trying to become.
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Humans are among the most altruistic species that we’ve studied, due to our alloparental instincts – a trait we evolved into that allows us to care for offspring who are […]
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“How is it possible to do work that you’re proud of and not feel like your job is encroaching on all parts of your life?” Cal Newport, Author of ‘Slow Productivity,’ explains.
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Dr. Aditi Nerurkar on toxic resilience and the importance of gratitude and breathing.
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Traditional definitions of wellbeing focus on the absence of mental illness or disease. But true wellbeing goes beyond that, says this neuroscientist.
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Finding meaning isn’t just personally fulfilling — it’s critical to our brain’s development, explains USC neuroscientist.
Physicists have increasingly begun to view life as information-processing "states of matter" that require special consideration.
The evidence is far less clear than popular media might lead you to believe.
Our “embodied minds” suggest an eventual escape from mortality via computer is unlikely.