How to boost your brain power just by changing how you breathe todayheadline
Breathing in oxygenates your body – and helps you think more clearlyCarlos Barquero/Getty Images When my kids get nervous or ...
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The Eureka Moment May Be An Important Part of the Memory-Making Process todayheadline
There’s something so satisfying about surprising “aha!” moments — those strange instances of insight that strike when you’re struggling with ...
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When Navigating a Tiny Virtual Town, Children’s Brains Create Detailed Maps todayheadline
When it comes to navigating areas, young children are a lot smarter than we give them credit for. Although past ...
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Psychedelics may boost mental health by dampening inflammation todayheadline
Psilocybin, a psychedelic drug found in some mushrooms, may reduce inflammationShutterstock / Kyrylo Vasyliev Psychedelic drugs may improve mental health ...
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Common Cold Sore Virus May Elevate Your Chances of Developing Alzheimer’s todayheadline
If you’ve ever had a cold sore, the viral infection that caused it may lead to a higher risk of ...
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Brain signals can change the gut microbiome in as little as 2 hours todayheadline
The intestinal lining of a mouse, with several bacteria (green) and one red blood cell (red)IKELOS GmbH/Dr. Christopher B. Jackson/Science ...
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Mice Forget Their Fears Thanks to the Flow of Dopamine Through Their Brains todayheadline
Mice are experts at learning fears, and they’re experts at unlearning them, too. But what allows these animals to push ...
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Sleep Secures Past Memories and Prepares Our Brains for Future Learning todayheadline
We’re constantly making memories with every experience, but how do they stick with us? It turns out that a good ...
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Linking Inflammation to Depression Could Yield More Targeted Treatment todayheadline
Prozac’s approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1988 heralded the dawn of a new age in ...
Read moreDetailsScientists discover why obesity takes away the pleasure of eating todayheadline
The pleasure we get from eating junk food — the dopamine rush from crunching down on salty, greasy French fries ...
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