Mind & Brain

The benefits of controlled psilocybin use and spiritual practice on people’s well-being long outlast the high, researchers find.

People think that stereotypes are true but also that it is not acceptable to admit this and therefore say they are false. Moreover, they say this to themselves too, in inner speech.

We break down the eight specific brain functions that were evaluated by the President’s recent cognitive assessment.

A theory proposes that the universe is not speeding up in its expansion but that time is actually slowing down.

In his latest book, Fantasyland, Kurt Andersen covers the first five hundreds years of American magical thinking. 

Researchers look into the drug’s association with pronounced optimism.

Researchers figure out why we feel like time is speeding up as we grow older.

It’s called change blindness, and you probably have it.

New studies show that energy drinks and junk food adversely affect the developing brain in numerous ways. 

In 2016 Americans spent $16.4 billion on cosmetic plastic surgery. What does that say about the health of our psyche? 

A new study in mice shows that fasting increases BDNF, a protein that promotes the growth of neuronal connections. 

Mathematicians argue in a new paper that the accelerating expansion of the universe can be explained without dark energy.

An experimental therapy successfully treats patients who hear voices in their head by having them create digital avatars of the audio hallucinations.

A silent gif is sweeping the web because many people think they can hear it.

It’s that time again. Are you ready to throw down the wit-gauntlet and put those potently chucklesome or chin-strokingly insightful words to fingertips? 

A new study shows how access to medical marijuana significantly impacted the use of opioids by patients.

A study finds that conflicting points of view are more likely to lead to dehumanizing others if they’re written and not spoken.

A new study shows that oxytocin plays a similar role in dogs’ emotions as it does in humans.

It’s not only a lack of sleep that’s hurting us. A lack of dreaming might point to health problems. 

From illegal stimulants to formaldehyde, toxins are freely sold in supermarkets everywhere. Where is the FDA?

In a new meta-analysis of ten studies, probiotics are proving useful in decreasing symptoms of anxiety. 

A startup with a $100 million investment wants to implant chips into human brains to enhance their abilities. 

How serious is the charge against President Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort, indicted for conspiring against the United States?

Physicists make a new discovery in quantum mechanics, showing nanomagnets can levitate despite a classic theorem that said it’s impossible.

We don’t know what causes migraines. But this new theory ties a lot of things together.

Everyone could be wearing a tDCS cap in 5-10 years, top scientist states.

This is the 1st brain game proven to improve cognitive abilities. Why not try it yourself?

Children’s drawings of houses rendered as they’d look in real life.

MRIs reveal the human brain has its own lymphatic system after all.

A video explainer about what opioids do to the brain that makes the drugs so hard to quit.