Stanford University
Stanford researchers devise treatment that relieved depression in 90% of participants in small study
3 min read · From 2020 · Stanford Medicine researchers used high doses of magnetic stimulation, delivered on an accelerated timeline and targeted to individual neurocircuitry, to treat patients with severe depression.
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Players' Tribune Football
Where Is My Mind?
~11 min read · From 2020 · Don’t worry about what anybody says. Don’t worry about how your boys react to it, or about what people got to say about it on social media.
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Quanta Magazine
To Pay Attention, the Brain Uses Filters, Not a Spotlight
4 min read · From 2019 · A brain circuit that suppresses distracting sensory information holds important clues about attention and other cognitive processes.
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National Library of Medicine
Hacking the Brain: Dimensions of Cognitive Enhancement
From 2019 · In an increasingly complex information society, demands for cognitive functioning are growing steadily. In recent years, numerous strategies to augment brain function have been proposed. Evidence for…
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The Atlantic
A Famous Argument Against Free Will Has Been Debunked
9 min read · From 2019 · For decades, a landmark brain study fed speculation about whether we control our own actions. It seems to have made a classic mistake.
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ScienceAlert
Scientists Find Evidence The Human Brain Can Create Structures in Up to 11 Dimensions
3 min read · From 2019 · Back in 2017, neuroscientists used a classic branch of maths in a totally new way to peer into the structure of our brains.
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imaginaria.org
SEEKING THE MAGIC MUSHROOM
20+ min read · From 2019 · By R. GORDON WASSON PREPARING FOR CEREMONY at which author chewed hallucinogenic mushrooms and had visions, Curandera Eva Mendez ceremonially turns fungus in the smoke of burning aromatic leaves. The…
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Quanta Magazine
In Brain’s Electrical Ripples, Markers for Memories Appear
5 min read · From 2019 · Researchers found that elongating certain brain signals in rats improved their memory. The work revealed a new property to look out for in the hunt for “biomarkers” of learning.
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Inc.
Coffee and Chocolate Make You Smarter, According to Latest Neuroscience
1 min read · From 2019 · There's no longer any controversy; every healthy diet should include at least some caffiene.
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Inc.
Neuroscience Says You'll Be Happier, Less Stressed, and More Productive When You Stop Doing This 1 Thing
2 min read · From 2019 · You can improve your mood and your outlook -- and train your brain to think this way -- by refusing to do one thing most people can't resist.
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The Guardian
‘It’s a superpower’: how walking makes us healthier, happier and brainier
8 min read · From 2019 · Neuroscientist Shane O’Mara believes that plenty of regular walking unlocks the cognitive powers of the brain like nothing else. He explains why you should exchange your gym kit for a pair of comfy…
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Neuroscience News
Math explains how the brain transitions for consciousness to subliminal perception
2 min read · From 2019 · Network nodes that process conscious perception are built on top of the subliminal state, which represents the core of the network. A mathematical model suggests the subliminal state is the most…
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Neuroscience News
What stress does to the brain
2 min read · From 2019 · A new study sheds light on how the brain changes as a result of chronic stress. Selective noradrenaline release rewires connectivity patterns between different brain regions. Activity in the amygdala…
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