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Your Brain Looks for ‘Winning Streaks’ Everywhere—Here's Why

David G. Myers | Opinion

Consciousness

Is Consciousness Part of the Fabric of the Universe?

Dan Falk

Neuroscience

Autism, Human Connection and the ‘Double Empathy’ Problem

Steve Silberman | Opinion

Stop Trying to ‘Find’ Your Passion—There’s a Better Way to Love What You Do

Recognizing that interests are malleable and can be developed can make us more resilient, open and creative

Paul A. O'Keefe and E. J. Horberg | Opinion

Psychology

Your Brain Looks for ‘Winning Streaks’ Everywhere—Here's Why

David G. Myers | Opinion

Consciousness

Is Consciousness Part of the Fabric of the Universe?

Dan Falk

Neuroscience

Autism, Human Connection and the ‘Double Empathy’ Problem

Steve Silberman | Opinion

Behavior

These Adorable Jellyfish Show Learning Doesn’t Even Require a Brain

Meghan Bartels

Behavior

Artificial Intelligence Could Finally Let Us Talk with Animals

Lois Parshley

Consciousness

Prominent Consciousness Theory Is Slammed as Bogus Science

Mariana Lenharo and Nature magazine

Diet

Period Food Cravings Are Real. A New Brain Finding Could Explain Why They Happen

Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Mental Health

Suppressing an Onrush of Toxic Thoughts Might Improve Your Mental Health

Ingrid Wickelgren

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Artificial Intelligence Could Finally Let Us Talk with Animals

AI is poised to revolutionize our understanding of animal communication

Autism, Human Connection and the ‘Double Empathy’ Problem

Despite stereotypes, many autistic people yearn for meaningful relationships, but they are daunted by neurotypicals’ assumptions about them

Steve Silberman | Opinion

What Is Narcissism? Science Confronts a Widely Misunderstood Phenomenon

Researchers debate whether grandiosity always masks vulnerability

Prominent Consciousness Theory Is Slammed as Bogus Science

Researchers publicly call out theory that they say is not well supported by science, but that gets undue attention

Mariana Lenharo and Nature magazine

Some Patients Who ‘Died’ but Survived Report Lucid ‘Near-Death Experiences,’ a New Study Shows

In some cardiac arrest patients, a flurry of brain activity during life-saving CPR may be a sign of a “near-death experience”

A Newly Discovered Brain Signal Marks Recovery from Depression

Implanted electrodes pick up a pattern of brain waves that can signal the presence or absence of depression and perhaps predict its relapse

Ingrid Wickelgren

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These Researchers Are Putting Fly Babies into Virtual Reality

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Biology

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Cognition

If You Think It's Love, Switch to Decaf: How We Misinterpret Emotional Arousal

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Adolescent Risk-Takers: The Power of Peers

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Trying to Train Your Brain Faster? Knowing This Might Help with That

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