I also can’t conjure sounds, smells, or any other kind of sensory stimulation inside my head. This is called “aphantasia.”

Researchers are finding signs of multiple phases of sleep all over the animal kingdom. The ‘active’ sleep phases look very much like REM.

Parents will sometimes use children as weapons in their relationship battles — and the fallout can be devastating.

Ketamine’s remarkable effect bolsters a new theory of mental illness.

It could perform a speech recognition task with 78% accuracy.

The heart’s rhythms may play a larger role in shaping psychedelic experiences than previously thought.

Millions of people have had a near-death experience, and it often leads them to believe in an afterlife. Does this count as good proof?

Between the hedonic and eudaimonic life, there’s a happy medium to be found.

Katie Kermode — a memory athlete with four world records — tells Big Think about her unique spin on an ancient technique to memorize unfathomably long lists of information.

Why does the DMT experience feel so familiar to some people — even those who are trying the psychedelic for the first time?

A study finds that while musical newbies exercise the brain’s so-called creative hemisphere, pros have moved on.