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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.
A pencil sketch of a clown with raised arms, wearing a pointed hat and a polka-dot costume, on a blue and off-white background.
It's no wonder great writers swear by messy first drafts.
Close-up of a hand touching a neck, set against a background with textured patterns and a large shadow of a hand overlapping the central image.
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."