Neuroscience

Neuroscience

Close-up of a lion's open mouth showing sharp teeth and tongue, painted in a realistic style with rich brown and yellow tones, capturing intensity that echoes themes seen in the neuroscience of inequality.
6mins
What inequality and populism look like in the brain, according to a neuroscientist.
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cognitive decline
9mins
Only 2% of Alzheimer’s is 100% genetic. The rest is up to your daily habits.
Illustration of a human brain with a metallic on/off switch embedded in its side, set against a solid dark purple background.
8mins
Having trouble learning? A PhD engineering professor gives you one key tip.
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A hand holding a whip with multiple knotted tails against a solid orange background, subtly hinting at themes of discipline and exploring why suffering is good.
5mins
There are two kinds of suffering. One is pure pain. The other makes life worth living.
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boost performance
6mins
You can learn things 250% faster by unlocking your ‘flow state.’
Are dreams, hallucinations, and near death experiences all connected?
Two men in athletic clothing stand against a black background, with glowing light trails swirling around them—symbolizing the energy and persistence involved in forming habits through dedication and motion.
3mins
Practice doesn’t actually make perfect. Here’s the willpower equation necessary for elite athletes and musicians.
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Line drawing of a person with one arm raised, swinging a tennis racket to hit an unseen ball—motion lines suggest the path of the racket and capture the power of habit in each practiced stroke.
There’s a psychological reason you haven’t created healthier habits in your life.
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mental chatter
6mins
Half our day is spent not living in the moment. Here’s how to change that.
Side view X-ray image of a human head and brain in shades of purple, shown against a solid purple background, highlighting the serene focus often seen in meditators.
3mins
Psychologist Daniel Goleman shares what he learned by studying the brain waves of Olympic-level meditators, and his findings are unprecedented.
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Happiness study
3mins
Why studying happiness is good for your “psychological immune system,” explained by Harvard “happiness professor” Tal Ben-Sharar.
7mins
It’s not a glitch in the matrix. It’s not the Mandela effect. There’s actually a scientific reason you remember things wrong.
A person stands in front of a large face, peering into an oversized monocle held by a giant hand, as if searching for traces of free will within the magnified gaze.
5mins
Philosophers have been making the claim that free will is an illusion for hundreds of years. Dr. Uri Maoz shares what modern neuroscience has to say about it.
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encoding memory
Humanity's most advanced tech still hasn’t unraveled the mysteries of the human mind. Can brain scans show us how we store memories?
study tips
4mins
What do candles, coffee, and candy have to do with it?