List: Brain and Mind | Curated by Katrina Paulson

Jan 15, 2025
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Brain and Mind
Katrina Paulson
Humans Can Learn Echolocation in Ten WeeksAnd it’s not just people with impaired vision; sighted people can echolocate too
Jan 14
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Jan 14
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Scientists Identify a Significantly Larger Brain Network in People Who Are DepressedA new deep scanning technique allowed researchers to observe distinct, long-term, brain activity that could help identify people…
Dec 28, 2024
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Dec 28, 2024
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Scientists Show Why Writing By Hand is Better than TypingNo matter our age, putting pen to paper provides significant benefits that typing just can’t compete with
Oct 21, 2024
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Oct 21, 2024
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Researchers Successfully Use Ultrasound Waves on the Brain to Enhance Mindfulness.Within five minutes, participants reported experiencing the effects of meditation without actually meditating.
Sep 8, 2024
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Sep 8, 2024
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Scientists Learn More About AphantasiaResearchers imaged the brains of people who don’t use images to think.
Sep 5, 2024
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Sep 5, 2024
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The Mind Without an Inner-MonologueResearchers are calling it anendophasia
Sep 2, 2024
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Sep 2, 2024
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The Human Brain on Psilocybin, aka Magic MushroomsResearchers elevate psilocybin research by scanning their own brains while tripping
Aug 4, 2024
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Aug 4, 2024
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Panpsychism is Making a ComebackA belief system our species has had since before it had a name was dismissed for centuries but scientific advancements are breathing new…
Jul 3, 2024
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Jul 3, 2024
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Scientists Gain Insight Into A Mysterious Sleep ConditionParadoxical Insomnia is when people think they’re awake at night, but they aren’t.
Jun 27, 2024
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Jun 27, 2024
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Scientists Discover Another Reason Sleep is ImportantOur neurons and brainwaves keep our brains clean of waste
Jun 23, 2024
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Jun 23, 2024
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Game Theory Research Suggests We Can’t Ever Fully Learn From Our MistakesWe like to think we’re superior rational creatures, but research reminds us that we’re also selfish and emotional animals that don’t always…
Jun 3, 2024
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Jun 3, 2024
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Beloved
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Research Shows Our Worries Over Saying No Are for NaughtTurns out, people care far less when we decline than we think
May 6, 2024
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May 6, 2024
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Scientists Figured Out Why Some Music Makes Us Want to DanceCertain songs inspire us to bob our heads along or break out into dance, and now we know why
Apr 21, 2024
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Apr 21, 2024
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Scientists Think They Finally Cracked the Flow StateThis elusive yet powerful mental state has eluded scientists for decades, but they’ve recently made a breakthrough
Apr 7, 2024
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Apr 7, 2024
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Neuroscientists Learn More About the ‘Wave of Death’ of ConsciousnessThey’ve pinpointed its source and discovered it can be reversed.
Feb 4, 2024
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Feb 4, 2024
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The Sound of Silence in the BrainIsn’t it interesting that you know what I’m talking about in the headline, and yet, the very definition of silence is that it doesn’t have…
Sep 30, 2023
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Sep 30, 2023
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The Many Faces of NarcissismNarcissism has become a bit of a buzzword, and we’ve learned a good deal about it, but there’s much left to explore
Sep 16, 2023
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Sep 16, 2023
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Scientifically Speaking, People Who Are Transgender are Just Another Beautiful Variety of HumanThe Human species is bursting with diversity
Aug 21, 2023
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Aug 21, 2023
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The Intrinsic Relationship Between Imagination and MemoriesAnd where both reside in the brain
Aug 14, 2023
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Aug 14, 2023
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Lonely People’s Brain Activity Shows They Process the World UniquelyNot only does their brain activity differ from non-lonely people, but they also differ from other lonely people
Jul 15, 2023
Jul 15, 2023