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Why doing nothing is good for your brain
23+ hour, 29+ min ago (774+ words) The case for not filling up every minute of your day By Michael Craig & The Conversation We are via Getty Images You finish a lecture, a meeting, a conversation with someone you care about. And what do you do? You…...
Why music is a powerful tool to quiet stress in the brain
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (481+ words) Music helps sooth the brain when we are stressed Music doesn’t just mask stress, it guides our brain back to a calm state By Payal Dhar edited by Claire Cameron We all know the power of music to make us…...
The brain, solved
1+ week, 5+ day ago (261+ words) The human brain has upward of 86 billion neurons, connected by some 100 trillion synapses Minds can be found everywhere in nature, often in places we’d never think to look for them—even without a brain to house them, clusters of cells…...
Why your ability to cope with stress changes with time
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1078+ words) Seasonal changes have more effects on your biology and behavior than you might realize By Masha Remskar & The Conversation US Do you feel like the same person in February as in June? For most people, the answer is a resounding…...
How the brain learns to read is an evolutionary mystery—a new study offers clues
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1249+ words) Reading hasn't been around for long, evolutionary speaking. Instead, the brain recruits systems evolved for other purposes By Mikael Roll & The Conversation US For an experienced reader, recognising the words on this page feels effortless. Yet, evolutionarily speaking, your brain…...
There could be a ‘window of opportunity’ to prevent Alzheimer’s in women
2+ week, 3+ day ago (758+ words) Is there a ‘window of opportunity’ to prevent Alzheimer’s in women? A pair of new studies point to the role of early menopause and hormone treatment in cognitive decline, but more research is needed, experts say An illustration of a brain....
Why trauma changes how our memory engages with our conscious experience
3+ week, 1+ day ago (1149+ words) Trauma can distort how memories are stored and retrieved in the brain By Michele Patterson Ford & The Conversation US When survivors of trauma recount their experiences, they are often questioned because of how they relay their stories. They may have…...
Could magic mushrooms be a breakthrough for anorexia?
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1126+ words) Researchers test magic mushrooms as an anorexia treatment Researchers are exploring whether magic mushrooms could offer a new treatment for anorexia By Rachel Feltman, Alexandra Pattillo, Fonda Mwangi & Alex Sugiura Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman....