What secrets does the human brain hide? Latest discoveries in neuroscience & cognitive science and unbelievable facts about the human brain

What Are Alpha Waves and How to Train Your Brain to Achieve Them

Alpha waves are associated with the relaxed state of the mind. You can greatly benefit from them and even train your brain to produce them. This will help you achieve maximum concentration, awareness and relaxation. Imagine for a second that you are sitting on a sandy beach, or under a…

Left and Right Brain: Which Hemisphere Dominates You and How to Balance Them

If you would like to know whether your left and right brain hemispheres are balanced and which of the two dominates you, this article will give you the answers. The human brain is the most complex organ in the human body, and its functionality still remains an enigma to be…

Eye Movements When Lying: Reality or Myth?

Can your eye movements reveal whether you are telling the truth or not? Some body language experts believe a person exhibits certain eye movements when lying, but others disagree. This association between eye movements and lying first came about with the emergence of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) in 1972. NLP founders John…

What Is Brain Plasticity and How to Use It to Supercharge Your Brain Power

Brain plasticity or neuroplasticity is the brain’s ability to change. Moreover, you may not know that you can stimulate it to supercharge your brain power. This article will reveal the ways to do it. The brain is easily one of the most important parts of our body. In order to…

What Is Fluid Intelligence and 6 Science-Backed Ways to Develop It

Our fluid intelligence is more about the way we think than the knowledge stored in our brains. In the past, people thought intelligence was fixed. However, we now know that there are many things we can do to increase our intelligence. This article looks at the ways we can develop…

How the Addicted Brain Works: the Anatomy of Drug Addiction

Today, we will talk about the way the addicted brain works to better understand what drug addiction does to the most important human organ on a physiological level. When you sit down to eat an ice cream sundae, how do you feel? You probably feel happy or excited in anticipation…

The Stoned Ape Theory Offers an Unconventional View of Human Evolution

The Stoned Ape Theory was founded by none other than the American author, lecturer, ethnobotanist and psychonaut Terence Kemp McKenna. Who was Terence McKenna? Terence McKenna was born on November 16, 1946, and died on April 3, 2000. He had a hobby of fossil hunting in his youth, which helped…