Category: Biopsychology
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When Your Brain Disagrees With Itself
Split-brain research suggests our sense of a single unified mind may actually be a carefully constructed illusion.
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From Fixed to Flexible: A Brief History of Brain Plasticity
For decades the brain was thought to be fixed, but research on neuroplasticity has revealed a living, adaptable system that continuously reshapes itself through experience, learning, and recovery.
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Why Stress Was Never Meant To Stick Around in the Long-Term
Chronic stress was never part of our evolutionary design, and when a short-term survival system stays activated, it quietly reshapes the brain and body in damaging ways.
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The ‘Anterior Cingulate Cortex’ Might Be the Most Interesting Part of the Brain
The ACC shows up in studies on attention, mistakes, pain, anxiety, motivation, social rejection, self control, and more.
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Top 10 Weird Sleep Studies That Changed How We Understand the Brain
Sleep looks like rest, but research shows it is a strange hybrid state where vigilance, memory, dreaming, and survival overlap in unsettling ways.
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What Does Power Smell Like?
Scent cues shape attraction and social perception in quiet but measurable ways.
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Tylenol and Empathy: What Painkillers Reveal About the Social Brain
Acetaminophen may dull emotional and social pain, hinting at how tightly the brain links physical and social experiences.
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When a Coin Flip Becomes “Us” vs. “Them” and What That Means for LGBTQ+ Discrimination
Classic research on how a simple coin flip can divide people, combined with modern biology, may hold a key to confronting discrimination against LGBTQ+ individuals.
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[Some] Biology of Fear and Why Halloween Feels So Good
On Halloween we play with fear to feel our ancient instincts come alive.
