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The truth may be out there — but it’s not in these close encounters of the third kind.
The Reitoff principle gives us permission to "write off" a day and intentionally step away from achieving anything.
CRISPR study helps answer a question that has long puzzled scientists.
Memories aren’t mental recordings, but pliable information we can use to better manage the present and conjure future possibilities.
When we view hard work as a sign of low aptitude, it harms our ability to learn and grow.
Being bilingual benefits children as they learn to speak — and adults as they age.
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.
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What is perception, really? Philosopher Alva Noë on why perception is a puzzling phenomenon:
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.
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We’ve all tried to win an argument by bringing up statistics that support our view. But here’s why that doesn’t work, according to a neuroscientist.
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.