Mind

An estimated 5 million people in America are suffering from Alzheimer’s disease (Matthews, et al. 2018). Oftentimes, the focus on Alzheimer’s revolves around the losses…
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Swedish researchers have investigated whether leisure activities undertaken as young adults can later protect against mental decay. They have also discovered gender differences. Hardly any…
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In 2012, Mike Daisey appeared on the radio show This American Life to showcase excerpts from his famous monologue, “The Agony and the Ecstasy of…
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Humans are inherently social. This is particularly important in early development, as young infants spend the majority of their lives interacting with caregivers. However, almost…
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There is a well-known statisticians’ joke: with one foot in a bucket of boiling water and one in a bucket of ice water, you are,…
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Mobile phones have quickly become a fundamental part of our life and, thus, an important element of our culture. As a cultural object, the mobile…
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Although the structure of academia might make us think of literature and neuroscience as widely separate matters, our daily literary experiences are intimately dependent on…
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In puberty, getting up early becomes torture for most teenagers. Scientists from Switzerland wanted to know what is responsible for this: genes or the environment?…
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While you are reading this article, your brain is most likely being faced with a variety of different sensory stimuli such as noise from your…
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Some people are much more aware of their emotions than others. Emotion researchers often refer to this characteristic as “trait emotional awareness” (tEA). People who…
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What is the best way for people to become less prejudiced? Shall we just provide opportunities so that we can all meet people from other…
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