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Air pollution poses “a significant risk to brain development” according to researchers.
A new study reminds us that physical and emotional pain are not far apart.
Healing from a break-up should be taken as seriously as healing from a broken arm, says psychiatrist Dr. Guy Winch.
Being kind to others positively impacts your physical and mental health, according to this groundbreaking research by Stanford professor Dr. James Doty.
Your cat thinks your taste stinks. Also that you’re mingy with the laser pointer.
Love triggers the same regions of your brain as cocaine addiction.
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Scientists exploring human neurons directly learn some remarkable things.
It doesn’t matter where you’re from — music is an emotional powerhouse.
An immune molecule sometimes produced during infection can influence the social behavior of mice.
What areas of the brain are activated when you feel a cosmic connection with someone?
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In his new book, The Deep History of Ourselves, Joseph LeDoux explains where we come from.
Next up on the top 10 countdown, Big Think’s sixth most popular video illustrates the mental fireworks of a psychedelic experience.
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A new study suggests that a device’s night mode may damage sleep hygiene even more.
Expert opinions matter, especially when their knowledge is continuously refined by critical analysis.
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Do we suffer from birth anxiety like we suffer from death anxiety?
Bill Bryson’s new book, “The Body: A Guide For Occupants,” provides important (and funny) lessons in anatomy, neuroscience, physiology, biology, and more.
The finding represents one of the first times we have observed how the human brain clears out its waste products.
A new study says curiosity and creativity are computational errors.
Groundbreaking neurological research on songbirds provides insight on human learned behavior and speech.
Don’t be afraid to have the very experiences you aspire to write about — they will help you write more vividly, and from a genuine place of wonder.
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Psychologists discover why people participate in scary attractions.
After a comprehensive study, researchers came to a startling conclusion.
To prevent torturous experiments on organoids, some are calling for clearer definitions of consciousness.
In Talking to Strangers, Malcolm Gladwell discusses the concept of coupling.
As the American loneliness epidemic reaches alarming new heights, one artist theorizes on what connection might look like in the future.
Sleep deprivation leads to a shutdown in the production of essential proteins.
The processes behind our ability to make decisions are complex, but they’re not miracles.
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Conventional wisdom believes “screen time” disrupts mental development, but research hints at a more complicated relationship between our minds and digital technology.
Lengthening daylight isn’t necessarily good news where mental health is concerned.