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The brain treats psychological pain in the same way it treats physical pain, producing a sort of 'natural painkillers', reveals a new study. According to scientists from the Medical School of the University of Michigan, the brain activates the same 'painkiller' mechanisms to relieve mental pain, caused by social rejection,…
Everyone has limits, for example, how fast you can run or how long you can stay without water. But what about the limitations of our five senses such as vision, which in essence are the tools we use to perceive our environment? Approximately one-quarter of the brain is involved in…
A prototype of a flexible contact lens with an integrated LED has been created. The invention could lead to the creation of small displays, directly covering the cornea. While Google released a mini-computer in the form of glasses, the South Korean scientists went further and built a similar device in the…
When we sleep, external stimuli become part of our dreams. Our brain has the ability to integrate the 'interference' in dreams in order to make us remain in the sleeping state. Therefore, there are several factors that influence your dreams and alter your events and experiences in the dream…
Everyone has fears and either keeps them private or talks about them openly. Some people get trembles and shaky hands at the fear of public speaking, others are afraid of heights, high speeds, or stuffy confined spaces. Irrational fears are a common thing, but finding a way to overcome phobias…
Some futuristic devices and technologies that until recently, appeared only on the pages of sci-fi novels are already here! 1. 3D-printer These are printers that can print with hot plastic a variety of models. On Amazon.com, there is a separate section devoted to these devices, and on Kickstarter.com, money…
As far back as human history can go, we have always wondered whether we are alone in the universe. Does extraterrestrial life exist? In September of 2013, a group of British scientists has made a statement saying that during the air-travel in a balloon in the uppermost layer of the atmosphere,…
Most likely, you have experienced a sudden strange falling sensation when going to sleep, which rudely awakens you. In reality, it is not a dream of falling, which happens in deep sleep, but an instant physical sensation that wakes us and is accompanied by a hallucination, not a dream. Scientists…