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Is it Possible to Transfer your Consciousness from One Body to Another?
The idea of being able to completely transfer your mind from one brain to another sounds like something straight out of science fiction. In fact, there are a couple of major movies that have broached the subject. Movies like The 6th Day…
New Research Shows That Gamer’s Brains are Wired Differently
With all of the advances in video game technology, it's no surprise that people are attached to their gaming consoles like never before. So much so, that there is actually a brand new medical condition associated with excessive online…
The Neuroscience Behind “The Christmas Spirit”
This time of year, it seems that people have one of two opinions about Christmas: you love it or you hate it. For some people, this is the greatest time of the year. For others, they can't wait for December 26th. A recent study that was…
The Amazing Neuroscience of Drummers
Drummers may find themselves as the butt of the jokes in the music world, but science says that science shows drummers have an advantage over everyone else.
A promotional video from GE suggests that drummers have fundamentally different…
What The Star Wars Characters Can Teach Us About Mental Health
As the force reawakens in many of us with the release of the long awaited seventh instalment of the Star Wars series, a group of psychiatrists say nearly all the characters exhibit symptoms of diagnosable psychopathological conditions …
Legalities of Psilocybin Research are Preventing New Treatments for Depression
So, what if someone told you that there is a naturally occurring chemical that could quite literally "turn off" the part of the brain that responsible for depression with no adverse side effects? Sounds great right? Then someone says that…
Anxiety And Worry May Be Linked To Higher Intelligence
To all of you worriers out there, it's time to celebrate your anxieties and here is why.
Buy an “Intelligence is sexy” t-shirt!
In a recent study of undergraduate students, Canadian researchers found a direct link between anxiety and…
The Lack of Sleep is Making you Way More Than Grumpy
One of the most common side effects for not getting enough sleep is the inevitable grumpiness that follows. Young or old, a lack of sleep can transform you from the nicest person you'd ever want to meet into a total jerk. Considering that…
How To Hold Anyone In a Truly Loving Space
From the moment of our births (perhaps even our conception?) we have a deeply rooted longing in us to be felt, to be seen, to be truly heard and to have our emotional world validated by others. When our individual experiences are held…
Scientists Have Solved the Mystery of “Gut Instinct”
Have you ever been in a situation where you were nervous or excited and had the sensation of "butterflies" in your stomach?
Over time, those sensations we experience during times of anxiety become "gut instincts".
When faced with a…