Brain & Consciousness
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A Mother Kisses Her Baby in an MRI: Those Spots Are Not Oxytocin
A legendary MRI of a mother and baby has circulated for years with a caption that is not…
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The Quiet Brain and the Loud Brain
At a party, one person charges up while the other quietly drains away. What does science really say…
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Manipulation: Your Brain Is Not an Honest Witness
Two famous experiments, on the optimism bias and our discomfort with silence, show how easily the mind is…
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Screen time and children: from homo erectus to gamer, and what the science really says
Maybe you know the scene: you call out “dinner’s ready”, and off they go again with their plate,…
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Self-Image: The Scar Only You Can See
A 1980 Dartmouth experiment shows how we keep seeing scars that others simply cannot. On self-image, the spotlight…
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What Happens in Your Brain When You Smell?
The quiet motorway between your nose and your heart In the small town where I grew up there…
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Never Satisfied: Why Your Brain Always Wants More
Your mind has a tare button. Everything you get becomes your new zero within weeks. Why that is…
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Overstimulated: Why Rest Has Become Unbearable
A quarter of an hour in a quiet room, with no phone: for many people that doesn’t feel…