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Genes are sometimes called the “blueprint of life,” but that doesn't make them the behavioral playbook.
Here's the thorny reality behind psychedelics' ability to unearth buried memories.
After listening to the same playlist, people from the United Kingdom, the United States, and China reported feeling nearly identical bodily sensations.
Its creators hope the technology will help people meaningfully connect with the external world.
To make a ton of information stick in your mind, you have to make it chunky.
Long overlooked, menstrual stem cells could have important medical applications, including diagnosing endometriosis
Research suggests you can influence your sense of time by changing the “embodiedness” of your daily habits.
It may seem as though top performers are always on, but the secret to their success is taking the time to recharge.
An MIT study finds the brains of children who grow up in less affluent households are less responsive to rewarding experiences.
In "Dear Oliver," neuroscientist Susan Barry describes how her 10-year correspondence with Oliver Sacks unleashed her inner author.
The brain-computer interface will be tested in a six-year trial in patients with quadriplegia.
"She understood me and I understood her. I loved that pigeon.”
Big Think recently spoke with sleep psychologist Dr. Jade Wu about the surprising consequences of forgoing sleep.
Many still consider hypnosis more of a cheap magician’s trick than legitimate clinical medicine.
Research suggests that to maintain a healthy brain, we should tend our gut microbiome.
People who die by suicide are more likely to have reduced levels of the NPAS4 gene, which helps regulate inflammation in the brain.
Neuroscience supports the notion that an escape from conventional perspectives can be a gateway to spectacular insights.
One dose of ibogaine was shown to dramatically reduce depression and PTSD.
Prolonged and repetitive tasks rewire us in profound ways – which can be a force for good at work.
Studies claiming to reveal strategies for feeling happy get a second look.
Growing evidence suggests a link between the debilitating neurological illness and the microbes that live in our intestines. The vagus nerve may be a pathway.
High-frequency oscillations that ripple through our brains may generate memory and conscious experience.
For better teamwork, take a lesson from research into soccer fans who put aside their tribalism.
I also can’t conjure sounds, smells, or any other kind of sensory stimulation inside my head. This is called “aphantasia.”
Researchers are finding signs of multiple phases of sleep all over the animal kingdom. The ‘active’ sleep phases look very much like REM.
Ketamine’s remarkable effect bolsters a new theory of mental illness.
It could perform a speech recognition task with 78% accuracy.
They have held our fascination ever since we first identified their remains.
The heart's rhythms may play a larger role in shaping psychedelic experiences than previously thought.
Millions of people have had a near-death experience, and it often leads them to believe in an afterlife. Does this count as good proof?