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The brain in your head and the one in your gut are always exchanging info. But how do they do it? Neuroscientist Diego Bohórquez explores the mysteries of the gut-brain connection. In this post from Ideas.TED.Com, read more about the answers he has discovered and how these may lead to new treatments for disorders and conditions. If you were asked where the human body’s nervous ... Continue Reading
What psychedelic drugs do in the brain is unique and rather complicated unless you are a neuroscientist. This post from Sapiensoup breaks it down in an entertaining way that's easy to understand. “During my LSD sessions, I would learn a great deal” said Cary Grant about the 100 acid trips he dropped in the search of his true self. “And the result was a rebirth. I finally got ... Continue Reading
Neuroscientists have verified the Buddhist belief of Not-Self. This post from Big Think delves into the meaning of what Buddhism calls the doctrine of ‘Anatta’. Evan Thompson of the University of British Columbia has verified the Buddhist belief of anatta, or not-self. Neuroscience has been interested in Buddhism since the late 1980s, when the Mind and Life Institute was ... Continue Reading
Sudoku isn’t enough. You have to push yourself. This post from The New York Times, however, reveals how the key to becoming a superager is well within our reach! Think about the people in your life who are 65 or older. Some of them are experiencing the usual mental difficulties of old age, like forgetfulness or a dwindling attention span. Yet others somehow manage to remain ... Continue Reading
Do dreams come true? Dreams might not be omens or prophecies in a mystical sense, but they do have a distinct psychological predictive power. This post from Aeon Essays sheds light on how dreams predict the future by making sense of the past. Perhaps the most famous dream prediction comes from the Bible. Pharaoh dreams of standing by the Nile. Seven sleek, fat cows emerge from ... Continue Reading
