Complaining can be much worse for you than you thought, according to neuroscience. We tend to feel a lot better once we’ve had a good moan. Getting things off our chests seems to relieve a burden or two, and who hasn’t heard of the old adage ‘a problem shared is…
Have you ever wondered about the causes of the intriguing phenomenon of déjà vu? I think we’ve all experienced it at one point or the other. You know, that familiar feeling when traveling to someplace you’ve never been before, yeah, that’s it. Maybe you have had a vision, or dreamt…
How pliable is the human brain? Previous beliefs revolved around a static brain – a brain that did not regenerate neurons when old ones were gone. This is the way we used to believe, but now, a new belief contradicts that idea entirely. A paper called Trends in Cognitive Sciences,…
The claim about humans using only 10% of their brain capacity has long been debunked. In fact, most parts of our brains are active almost all the time. It has been confirmed thanks to neuroimaging technologies, including positron emission tomography (PET) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), which make it…
“Pain feels like a fast stab wound to the heart. But then healing feels like the wind against your face when you are spreading your wings and flying through the air. We may not have wings growing out of our backs, but healing is the closest thing that will give…
How to become more intelligent? The great debate on intelligence is a long and complicated one. For centuries, people have tried to discover how to increase their very own intellect. But now, thanks to recent advances in neuroscience on intelligence, psychologists have discovered multiple ways to incur neurogenesis or the growth…
"Put your mind to work if you do not want to lose it," warn scientists. Lifelong learning is the key to a healthy and sharp brain in old age. According to a study, the synapses continue to be formed at all ages, but only as long as we keep thinking...…
You know that sex is good for your health, confidence in your relationship, etc. But did you know that it makes your brain work better? The more often you have sex, the better and faster your brain works. At least, this is what a recent scientific study conducted at the…
