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New neuroscience research shows how slowing your breathing alters your perception of the people around you

Being anesthetized may be more than simply being “put to sleep.” It can potentially carry more similarities to being in a coma than we originally thought.

Researchers found that serotonin helps reduce "belief stickiness" — the tendency to get stuck on an old idea despite new contradicting evidence

A single dose of psilocybin - the active compound in magic mushrooms - reduces nerve pain for up to a month and makes a widely used painkiller work more effectively, finds a new study in mice

ADHD symptom paths are physically reflected in how brain develops during adolescence

The brain’s code seems to be in constant flux. Neuroscientists are baffled

Complex decisions: The faster the better - When it comes to complex strategic decisions, a shorter thinking time is associated with a higher quality of decisions.

LSD microdosing linked to acute mood improvements in adults with depression

Unraveling the mystery of stuttering: clinical and physiological insights into its manifestation

A study tracking children over a period of seven years identified distinct brain-wave patterns emerging from age 9 can forecast a child’s vulnerability to anxiety or depression by age 13

Sustained reduction in abdominal fat preserves cognitive function

Dreams and daydreams share unexpected patterns of bizarreness

Small dose of antibiotic yields good results in treating panic attacks

Though the science of how electroshock treatment / electroconvulsive therapy works is still unknown, it was legally acceptable in every U.S

Stress impairs your brain’s ability to link memories — dampening insight

Years of chronic exposure of human skin to sunlight strongly disrupts its body‑clock rhythm

Research on individuals sitting a college exam found a seat by a window with an outside view significantly enhanced cognitive performance, resulting in 8.9 percent of a standard deviation increase in exam scores.

Scientists discover that dopamine receptors act as traffic signals to guide migrating brain cells

Brain scans reveal how a teenager's reaction to loss connects impulsivity and suicidal thoughts

Short exposures to common air pollutants shown to have distinct impacts on lung function and brain activity

Real-time brain-controlled selective hearing enhances speech perception in multi-talker environments

Egg consumption is associated with a lower risk of Alzheimer’s Disease for those 65 years and older

Even the unconscious brain can learn - and predict what you’ll say next

Single dose of magic mushroom psychedelic can cause anatomical brain changes, study finds

Antidepressants in pregnancy do not raise children’s risk of autism or ADHD, according to study of more than half a million pregnancies

Noninvasive magnetic stimulation of a specific brain region that regulates self-control significantly reduced how much people smoked, reduced nicotine cravings and may help people quit…

Caffeine alters the human brain’s electrical braking system: Consuming an amount of caffeine equivalent to two cups of coffee enhances the brain’s ability to temporarily quiet its own motor signals in response to sensory input.

Scientists just made a detailed "smell map" in the nose for the first time, turns out odor receptors are arranged in precise horizontal stripes

Sleep, Waste Clearance, and Dementia May Be Linked: Chronic stress, depression, cardiovascular disease, fragmented sleep, and aging are associated with a higher risk of dementia based on the same biological problem: disruption of a sleep-dependent brain rhythm that helps clear waste from the brain.

The unconscious brain may still process sound, learn patterns, and predict words under anesthesia: « Learn how researchers recorded neurons responding to stories and predicting words while patients remained unconscious during surgery

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