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Crime

Can You Be Brainwashed Into Committing a Crime? The Psychology of Coercion

How would it feel to wake up one day and realize you’ve committed a crime you never imagined yourself capable of? Sounds like something out of a psychological thriller, Right? Well what if I told you that in the right

Life Style

Can Smiling Trick Your Brain into Feeling Happier?

How long has it been since you last smiled? You might want to think about making that frown go away. It turns out that smiling is quite beneficial to your health in addition to being a method to express happiness.

Self Help

Emotional Numbness: When the Brain Shuts Down to Protect Itself 

Imagine waking up with no feelings. The world around you vibrates with life – friends laughing, a sunset glowing, a melancholy song playing – but it all runs over you like water on stone. There is no joy, no grief, and

Industrial

The Scarcity Effect: How “Only a Few Left” Tricks Your Brain

Have you ever thought about how the final slice of pizza seems way tastier than the first ? Or how a limited time offer suddenly changes your perception from “I’ll think about it” to “I must have that right now!”?

Technology

Can Brain-Boosting Gadgets Actually Improve Mental Performance? 

Have you ever lost your car’s parking location or forgotten a coworker’s name? What person wouldn’t want a basic app to improve their mental acuity in our ever-tougher world? The appeal of “brain training” games and applications that promise to improve processing

Motivation

5 second rule: Can small actions really change your brain?

When your alarm rings, do you get up and snooze it for ten more minutes of sleep? Do you postpone starting a new project, simply because it demands change from yourself? Hey folks! This article will tell you a simple

Research

How the Brain Processes Space and Time 

How does the human brain perceive time and space? These two dimensions are a fundamental part of our lives, yet surprisingly, not much is known about how the brain represents them. Researchers from SISSA’s Cognitive Neuroscience group have recently shed new light

Research

Rejuvenating Brain Neurons: A Breakthrough in Neuroplasticity and Mental Health

Recent research at the University of Barcelona ensures the rejuvenating capacity of neuronal cells through a controlled cellular reprogramming cycle. The experts behind this research are Daniel del Toro, Sofía Zaballa, and Albert Giralt. Their study in mice is promising

Research

New Insights into How Our Brain Perceives Body Weight Differently: A Psychological Perspective

Groundbreaking research from Birkbeck University of London has been pioneering research that shows a unique neurological discrepancy in our weight perception, which combined with neuroscience & psychology could be intriguing both simply and more broadly. Understanding the mind-body weight distinction

Education

Why We Laugh When Nervous: The Brain’s Unusual Coping Mechanism For Stress

Laughter, for us, is a sign of happiness, joy, and humour that comes from the things, events, or people we like or find amusing. However, you might have noticed that a reaction occurs in your brain and you find yourself