cognitive science
Some perfectly healthy people can’t remember their own lives
Three study participants described their own memories as almost completely lacking a first-person perspective or involving any sense of "re-experiencing."
Intellectual activity and dementia: It’s more of a help than a cure.
Remaining mentally active slows dementia's symptoms, if not its progress.
The science behind why our brains make us cooperate (or disagree)
Studies from neuroscience highlight how the brain both helps with and prevents collaboration.
A high-carb diet may lead to brain inflammation, says Dr. David Perlmutter
Celebrating five years since Grain Brain was published, David Perlmutter doubles down on his warnings.
Musical training improves vision, researchers say
Over 67,000 trials by the Color Guard can't be wrong.
What do psychopaths and creatives have in common?
As it turns out, being just enough of a psychopath can do wonders for your creative career.
Who believes fake news? Study identifies 3 groups of people
Then again, maybe the study is fake news too.
How the brain switches between different sets of rules
When you slow down after exiting the highway, or hush your voice in the library, you’re using this brain mechanism.
Orangutans exhibit awareness of the past
Orangutans join humans and bees in a very exclusive club
The appendix may have a purpose after all—and it’s not good news
Is the appendix a useless organ, an immune system benefactor, a Parkinson's disease instigator, or all of the above?
Too much sleep results in cognitive decline, researchers find
We know the dangers of too little sleep. Now for the other side of the story.
“My-side bias” makes it difficult for us to see the logic in arguments we disagree with
"Our results show why debates about controversial issues often seem so futile," the researchers said.
5 of the strangest psychology cases in history
Famously unusual case studies that perplexed psychologists.
Microdosing magic truffles makes you more creative, new study finds
Is microdosing magic truffles a way to unlock your creative potential? That's long been anecdotal, but the evidence is coming.
Are 3 brains connected via BrainNet better than one?
Experiments show brain-to-brain collaboration.
‘But You Can’t Do That!’ Why Immoral Actions Seem Impossible
Denying the possibility of immoral actions may be the very basis of our society.