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Why does thinking hard make us tired?

Cognitive fatigue results from thinking too hard and long. Neuroscientists now believe they know why this occurs.

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The Well

Is free will an illusion?

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.

John Templeton Foundation

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