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A person looks out an airplane window at a cloud shaped like a brain in the sky, with a contemplative expression.
TikTok gave an old practice a terrible name. Neuroscience explains why it actually works.
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It's no wonder great writers swear by messy first drafts.
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17mins
"The sense that we are a solid entity, an unchanging entity that exists someplace in our body and takes ownership of our body, and even ownership of our brain rather than being identical to our brain, that is where the illusion lies."
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6mins
We’re all assigned a label at some point in our lives. You might be the smart one, the creative one or the lazy one. But is that designation really an […]
Unlikely Collaborators
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Depression can cause you to think too much — and physically sense too little.
A man is undergoing a TMS treatment for depression.
For people with hard-to-treat depression, a non-invasive technique called transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) can provide relief.
"In our studies, people who are more intelligent don’t mind wander so often when the task is hard but can do it more when tasks are easy."
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8mins
Having trouble learning? A PhD engineering professor gives you one key tip.
John Templeton Foundation