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Brain scanners and AI can turn brainwaves into streams of text – but language only captures a tiny fraction of our mental experience.
Optimism can rely on a sense of luck, while hope is action-oriented − and often aimed at helping other people.
New features on Apple iOS 17 aim to give users insights into their mental health, but they may also shape how people see themselves.
Solving the cognition crisis requires we get smart about our own minds, and there’s never been a more vital time to do that.
Almost all the people in the study were experiencing feelings like anxiety, worry, anger, boredom or frustration.
We asked five experts if your mental state can affect how well you recover from illness and disease. Five out of five said yes.
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PhD Student, Philosophy Department, Western University
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Conjoint Clinical Associate Professor, Deakin University School of Medicine and Specialist Pain Medicine Physician, Deakin University
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Postdoctoral research fellow, Southern Cross University
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Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management, Curtin University
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Professor of Psychiatry, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer In Academic General Practice, Deakin University
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PhD Candidate, Cognitive Science Contract Instructor, Carleton University
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Research fellow, Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor in Psychology, Southern Cross University
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Professor, Philosophy of Science, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor Drug Discovery, Monash University
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Associate Professor Mental Health Drug and Alcohol Nursing, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Biostatistics and Global Health, Western Sydney University
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Lecturer in Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, University of Wollongong