What secrets does the human brain hide? Latest discoveries in neuroscience & cognitive science and unbelievable facts about the human brain
What happens when we die? Despite the enormous strides in science in the last decades, it still cannot give definitive explanations. After death, is there something more than the blackness of nothing? Most people believe so. Unfortunately, we don't know for sure what happens when we die. Stories & theories…
What if it was possible to control time perception? What if you could slow down time when you are enjoying yourself in the company of your friends and make it flow faster when you are at a boring office meeting? A new understanding of how the human brain processes time…
The first thing that is particularly impressive about this optical illusion is definitely its name! The so-called «Thatcher effect» is nothing more than an incredible optical illusion that was given the name of the "Iron Lady" just because the photo of the British Prime Minister was used to create it…
It is true that some of us can actually see sounds. It was discovered that this "glitch" may take place in cases when the parts of the brain associated with vision are small. This discovery is connected with a strategy used by the brain when the vision may be impaired,…
For the first time in the history of the study of dreams, Japanese researchers claimed to have managed to predict with some accuracy the content of dreams that three volunteers had seen. The study reveals the involvement of eyesight in dreams and seems to confirm that our nighttime adventures rarely…
There are many different learning styles, and every human takes in and processes information differently. But one thing we may not think about is the fact that the impact of the way we learn goes far beyond our grades in school or college. Our unique learning style shapes everything to…
A team of researchers from Finland and Sweden found the first physiological evidence of hypnotic trance, having studied in detail an aspect which previously had been ignored by scientists. Despite the long history of the study of hypnosis, scientists still have no consensus on the essence of this phenomenon. Some…
The modern human rarely gets the chance to sleep properly. Most of the day passes in a rush, and not so much time remains for the renewal of energy. American scientists decided that we should not waste our time. While you are sleeping, you also can learn something. Researchers at…
