How Time Tricks Our Minds
The brain sometimes renders new and traumatic events in slow motion so it can adequately inventory the details.
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Harry Potter on the Brain
New research finds fictional descriptions of fantastic events tickle our brains in unique ways.
How Learning Artistic Skills Alters the Brain
New research finds neural changes not only reflecting increased technical capacities, but also enhanced creativity.
The Limitless Drug: What If It Were Possible to Learn Any New Skill as If We Were Children?
You’ve heard to start studying foreign languages (and music and reading and memorization skills and more) at a young age, when your brain is better prepared to retain that information. New research suggests a drug typically used to combat epilepsy and bipolar disorder could help us retain that skill even as we age.
Making Art Boosts Seniors’ Psychological Resilience
German researchers report positive changes in the brains of recent retirees who learned how to create visual art.
Brain Stimulation and Me
In reporting about electrical brain stimulation, Emma Young of course had to try it for herself. Would it change her?
Could Something as Simple as a Mouthguard Be the Cure to What Ails You?
For Vince Clark, immediate pain relief for his son came not from brain-stimulating devices, but something more low-tech.
Hallucinogens, Starvation, and Magnets: A New Cure for Depression?
The standard treatment—SSRIs—doesn’t work for an estimated 20 to 40 percent of the millions who suffer from depression. Luckily, researchers have been exploring new alternatives that might just do the trick.
Can You Supercharge Your Brain?
Applying mild electrical currents to your head could take away pain, help memory, and improve attention—and the U.S. military is very interested.
How Lessons From a Brain-Infecting Fungi Could Change Medicine
A discovery raises the possibility of using a fungal enzyme to deliver drugs directly into the brain.