Mind
Brain activity can predict whether strangers will become friends
People who have similar neural responses to movie clips are more likely to become friends, indicating bonds form based off shared thought processes
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Psychedelic drug ibogaine may treat PTSD by slowing brainwaves
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Low dose of lithium reverses Alzheimer’s symptoms in mice
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Mind
What are the best ways to improve your cognitive reserve?
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Brain changes with eating disorders similar to those in OCD and autism
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Fatal genetic disorder treated by replacing the brain’s immune cells
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Deep sleep seems to lead to more eureka moments
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What sleep scientists recommend doing to fall asleep more easily
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Cancer cells steal mitochondria from nerve cells to fuel their spread
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Humans
Our big brains may have evolved because of placental sex hormones
Unlike other primates, humans are exposed to high levels of placental sex hormones in utero, which may have shaped our evolutionary brain development
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Your brain tracks your sleep debt – and now we may know how
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The chilling discovery that nerve cells help cancers grow and spread
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How to boost your brain power just by changing how you breathe
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Life
What if we could experience life as another species?
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