Mental Health
Confronting Illusions Can Help Heal Trauma
Renowned physician Gabor Maté ruminates on trauma and Jewishness at a time of conflict
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Behavior
Why Keeping a Streak Boosts Your Motivation
A streak can motivate you to keep up with behaviors ranging from praying to running to sharing pictures on social media
Neuroscience
2023’s Mind-Bending Revelations in the Brain Sciences
This year the explosion of interest in AI had a profound impact on how experts in the fields of neuroscience and psychology think about biological intelligence and learning
Medicine
Zapping the Vagus Nerve Could Relieve Some Long COVID Symptoms
Ongoing research shows electrical vagus nerve stimulators could relieve some long COVID symptoms. But are the expensive devices worth the price?
Diet
Decoding Your Hunger During the Holidays
Deciding when and what to eat is a complex calculus incorporating input from your eyes, your gut and your vagus nerve
Behavior
You Can Literally Sniff Out Other People’s Inner Feelings
Scents are not only important in our relationship to food and the natural world. They also play a role in how we communicate with people we know
Behavior
Sniffing Women’s Tears Makes Men Less Aggressive
For the first time, researchers have used behavioral measures, brain imaging and molecular biology to test how odorless chemicals from human tears affect people
Mental Health
How Winter Affects Our Mood and Behavior
From experiencing seasonal depression to feeling friskier, here are some ways winter affects people's mental health and attitude
Cognition
Why Do Christmas Songs Get Stuck in Your Head So Easily?
If holiday music seems designed in a lab to get stuck on repeat inside your head for all of December, well, it kind of is
Neuroscience
First Atlas of Every Mouse Brain Cell Could Improve Neuro Disease Treatments
Several research teams have created an atlas of the mouse brain. The map, which has more than 5,300 cell clusters, should help to improve the treatment of brain diseases
