The Brain as It Lay DyingScience reveals that a flash of brain waves occurs at the point of (and even after) death; what can that tell us about life?Brandy L Schillace·Added Mar 27, 2022·6 min readBrandy L Schillace·Added Mar 27, 2022·6 min read
The Science of Alcohol BlackoutsHeavy drinking impacts the parts of your brain that store memoriesMarkham Heid·Added Mar 15, 2022·4 min readMarkham Heid·Added Mar 15, 2022·4 min read
Even Mild Covid-19 Causes Brain DamageNew findings could lead to a better understanding of how the brain ages, normally and otherwiseRobert Roy Britt·Added Mar 9, 2022·4 min readRobert Roy Britt·Added Mar 9, 2022·4 min read
How Short Information Breaks Help Your BrainNew research on ‘cognitive replay’ underscores the problem of information overloadMarkham Heid·Added Feb 17, 2022·4 min readMarkham Heid·Added Feb 17, 2022·4 min read
A Hypothesis About the Aging Brain Takes a HitNew findings take the shine off the idea that knowledge accumulation as we age could buffer against lost cognitive fluidityEmily Willingham·Added Feb 9, 2022·3 min readEmily Willingham·Added Feb 9, 2022·3 min read
Why Your Brain Needs BoundariesAnd how modern life is ripping them downMarkham Heid·Added Feb 3, 2022·5 min readMarkham Heid·Added Feb 3, 2022·5 min read
Why Do We Sleep? Science May Have Finally Figured It OutYour brain is equipped with a waste-management system that does most of its work while you slumberMarkham Heid·Added Jan 20, 2022·4 min readMarkham Heid·Added Jan 20, 2022·4 min read
How Your Emotions Decide Your FateThe science of emotional prediction errorsErman Misirlisoy, PhD·Added Jan 15, 2022·6 min readErman Misirlisoy, PhD·Added Jan 15, 2022·6 min read
How to Age-Proof Your BrainAt 30, your mental muscles have likely already begun to weakenMarkham Heid·Added Jan 7, 2022·4 min readMarkham Heid·Added Jan 7, 2022·4 min read
Her Depression Was Untreatable — Until Two Electrodes Were Implanted in her BrainHow researchers are changing the brain’s messaging system to tackle mental health disordersMark Humphries·Added Nov 22, 2021·6 min readMark Humphries·Added Nov 22, 2021·6 min read
