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Music reorganizes brain activity to enhance our sense of time
11/21/2025

Music reorganizes brain activity to enhance our sense of time

A recent study shows that listening to music temporarily reorganizes brain networks related to time perception.

Falling asleep isn’t a gradual process – it happens all of a sudden
11/20/2025

Falling asleep isn’t a gradual process – it happens all of a sudden

Brain activity from more than 1000 people shows a rapid transition from being awake to being asleep, rather than a slow transition between the two states

Anxiety disorders linked to lower levels of key nutrient
11/19/2025

Anxiety disorders linked to lower levels of key nutrient

A major analysis of brain chemistry reveals a potential biological signature for anxiety disorders: consistently lower levels of the essential nutrient choline. The findings, published in Molecular Psychiatry, suggest a link between nutrition and mental health.

Listening to music after 70 may cut dementia risk by nearly 40%, new study suggests
11/18/2025

Listening to music after 70 may cut dementia risk by nearly 40%, new study suggests

A new study revealed music lovers over 70 have a 39% lower dementia risk, and playing instruments cuts their risk by 35%, suggesting simple lifestyle changes could protect brain health.

The Science of Fear—and How to Break Free From
11/17/2025

The Science of Fear—and How to Break Free From

A journalist and a neuroscientist team up to explain why we fear the wrong things—and how to get unstuck.

A 12-Minute Meditation to Meet the Body In Pain
11/16/2025

A 12-Minute Meditation to Meet the Body In Pain

This week, Christiane Wolf offers a guided practice to meet your own body in pain and relieve that sense of isolation by internally connecting with others who understand your experience.

How Gender Influences Subconscious Visual Perception
11/15/2025

How Gender Influences Subconscious Visual Perception

In the realm of biological s*x differences, recent research spearheaded by a team of prominent scientists reveals a fascinating link between s*x and subconscious visual perception. The groundbreaking

Your Consciousness May Be a Quantum Hologram That Can Stretch Across Space and Time, Scientists Say
11/14/2025

Your Consciousness May Be a Quantum Hologram That Can Stretch Across Space and Time, Scientists Say

The radical new theory could help explain the mysteries of the mind, soul, and even the afterlife.

When You Talk to Yourself, Your Brain Rewires Faster Than Therapy Ever Could
11/13/2025

When You Talk to Yourself, Your Brain Rewires Faster Than Therapy Ever Could

Self-talk triggers immediate chemical shifts in your brain—positive internal dialogue releases serotonin to stabilize your mood, while harsh self-criticism

A Bite Of Dark Chocolate Could Sharpen Your Memory For The Next Hour
11/12/2025

A Bite Of Dark Chocolate Could Sharpen Your Memory For The Next Hour

Dark chocolate's memory benefits may work through taste-triggered stress responses rather than absorption.

How meditation deconstructs your mind
11/11/2025

How meditation deconstructs your mind

Want to learn how to meditate? Scientists have a new theory that might change how you practice.

Unexpected mental cycle found in both Buddhist meditation and Christian speaking in tongues
11/10/2025

Unexpected mental cycle found in both Buddhist meditation and Christian speaking in tongues

A new study suggests that two very different spiritual practices—Buddhist jhāna meditation and the Christian practice of speaking in tongues—may work in surprisingly similar ways.

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