What secrets does the human brain hide? Latest discoveries in neuroscience & cognitive science and unbelievable facts about the human brain
“Don’t allow others to pull you into their storm. Instead, pull them into your peace.” The majority of us know of the dangers of stress and the impact it has on the human mind. But do you wholly understand what happens to your brain when your adrenal glands release cortisol?…
Everyone knows that psychedelic substances such as LSD and ‘magic’ mushrooms can intensely alter one’s perception of the world and themselves, but not so much is known about what processes take place in the brain on a physical and chemical level. So what happens in the brain on psychedelics? According…
I heard an interesting podcast episode the other day from Radio Labs. It was called 9 volt Nirvana, and the guest Sally Adee spoke about a simulation training exercise used by DARPA. She was asked to aim, shoot, reload and continue on as a sniper for 20 minutes in this…
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…
Do you think that your brain stays safe from hackers? Maybe it does for now, but not for long. An experiment showed that stimulation of a particular brain region intervened in free will of monkeys and changed their preferences. Researchers from Harvard University, MIT and the University of Leuven in…
This is the first scientific study to show that transcranial stimulation is likely to cause a change in conscious awareness. And we all know that understanding the nature of consciousness is perhaps the biggest challenge of neuroscience, philosophy, and psychology. The research focused on lucid dreaming The new research…
The only real valuable thing is intuition. ~Albert Einstein The intuition is without a doubt, one of the most powerful engines of the human mind, mastering it however has been a fleeting experience for mankind. The psychology of intuition can tell us how exactly it works. Psychologists and neuroscientists alike…
If you correct your mind, the rest of your life will fall into place ~Lao Tzu Psychology studies have catapulted the human race forward, allowing us to shed a light on the grand mystery that is the mind and our thoughts. Because of our great strides in the science of…
