Humans are surprisingly bad at being unpredictable.
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Social media exploits our brain’s responsiveness to reward and social cues — enforcing the narrow beauty ideals we internalise.
Taking up a hobby like art, dance or music classes could have significant hidden benefits.
Actors are skilled at performance and reading emotions in others, but athletes are set on winning.
Astronauts generally can’t look out the window like you might in a car – a ‘virtual window’ could instead serve that purpose.
Your memory during exams isn’t just related to how much you study. It is also about how your brain functions under pressure.
Is misophonia related to inflexible thinking?
Recent studies show that it’s possible to maintain good cognitive health as we age with certain leisure activities and pursuits that stimulate the brain.
Can musical training rewire the brain to resist pain?
Do we need to change the way we think about consciousness?
Kids with good executive function tend to grow up to be financially stable, healthy, productive adults. Past attempts to teach these skills have flopped. New brain research on language may change that.
Is it possible to interpret babies’ cries in order to understand their needs accurately?
When you cuddle a cat, the ‘love hormone’ oxytocin is rising in both your brains.
Better sleep may help clear toxins associated with dementia from the brain.
Our brains know we’ll change our minds before we do. Understanding how might help us learn to make better decisions.
New study finds that the stubborn brain refuses to forget lost limbs.
Western theories of consciousness tend to assume consciousness is about information.
Research has shown that the way a person moves helps us recognise their identity.
This new study could change the way we think about ageing.
The same principles that help athletes on the court, field or track can help you regulate stress and adapt to changes in everyday life.
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Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Cambridge
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Penn State
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Cambridge
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Senior Lecturer (Adjunct), Nutritional neuroscientist, Adelaide University
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Head of Developmental Psychobiology Lab, Deakin University
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Cognitive Neurosciences, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Anatomy, University of Bristol
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Professor Emeritus of Cognitive NeuroImaging, Aston University
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Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, Bangor University
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Senior Research Fellow, The Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, and Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University
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Associate Professor of Family & Community Medicine and Pediatrics, retired, University of California, San Francisco
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Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Richmond
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Lead, Cognition and Consciousness Imaging Group, Division of Anaesthesia, University of Cambridge
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Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology, Trinity College Dublin