Tag: brain

The Sweet Fruit of Hardship

World + People

The Other School

The Sweet Fruit of Hardship

Can education be easy and fun? Are stress-free schools and effortless teaching conceivable? It’s not that simple. The human brain likes hardship, even if it pushes back against it.

Aleksandra Pezda

When the Brain Is Dying

When the Brain Is Dying

Out-of-body experiences, meeting the dead, colorful visions. Many people experience similar experiences at the time of clinical death. But what is really at the end of the tunnel: light or darkness?

World + People

Science

Partial Recall

An expert in neuroscience talks about what memory is, whether we can train it, and if we might be able to read other people’s thoughts in the future.

Aleksandra Pezda

Sound of Body, Sound of Mind

Soul + Body

Good Mood

Sound of Body, Sound of Mind

From free jazz to Bach, both music therapy and self-directed listening can have multiple health benefits for the human brain and mind.

Enis Yucekoralp

Longing for Emptiness

Soul + Body

Good Mood

Longing for Emptiness

In a world of social media and internet scrolling, information is constant and it's everywhere. How can we turn off and avoid overstimulating our brains?

Aleksandra Kozłowska

The Smile of the Monk

Soul + Body

Good Mood

The Smile of the Monk

He is called “the happiest man in the world” for a reason. Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard lets researchers to get a look inside his brain while he meditates. Thanks to these scans, the whole world can see how a meditating brain is filled with peace and joy.

Marcin Kozłowski

This Brain Balancing Act Allows Consciousness

World + People

Science

This Brain Balancing Act Allows Consciousness

Two types of thinking have a time-sharing deal going on in your brain.

Robby Berman

How Does Hypnosis Really Impact the Brain?

Soul + Body

Wellbeing

How Does Hypnosis Really Impact the Brain?

A groundbreaking Stanford University study explains the areas of the brain that are impacted by hypnosis.

Jaimee Bell

‘Time Is Elastic’: Why Time Passes Faster Atop a Mountain Than At Sea Level

World + People

Science

‘Time Is Elastic’: Why Time Passes Faster Atop a Mountain Than At Sea Level

The idea of 'absolute time' is an illusion. Physics and subjective experience reveal why.

Stephen Johnson

Between Control and Hallucination

World + People

Science

Between Control and Hallucination

Neuroscientist Anil Seth talks about hallucinogenics, artificial intelligence, and how our perception of the world might not be consistent with reality.