How the Brain Adapts to Lying: Why Small Lies Become a Habit
Small Lies, Big Habit: How the Brain Adapts to Lying Lying is a vicious cycle. Not only does one small lie often […]
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Understanding the Human Nervous System: Key Functions and the Role of the Autonomic System
The Human Nervous System When determining deception, we pay close attention to a person’s nonverbal behavior—emotions, gestures, body posture, and, of course, […]
The Power of Words: How Others Shape Our Brains and Well-Being
The Power of Words Is Not a Metaphor: How the Words and Actions of Others Shape Our Brains We humans are a […]
Controlled Hallucination: Three Theories Explaining How the Brain and Life Work
Controlled Hallucination: Three Theories Explaining How the Brain and Life Work In the past decade, several theories have emerged that distill generations […]
Mirror Neurons: What They Are and How They Affect Us
Mirror Neurons: Understanding the Phenomenon The buzz around mirror neurons has died down a bit, which is exactly why we decided to […]
How Lying Changes the Human Brain
How Lying Changes the Human Brain “If you tell the truth, it becomes part of your past. If you lie, it becomes […]
Intentional Inhibition and the “Alien Hand Syndrome”: How Self-Control Works
Intentional Inhibition and the “Alien Hand Syndrome”: How Self-Control Works The ability to flexibly control our behavior is a hallmark of Homo […]
How Does Schizophrenia Develop? Causes, Symptoms, and Myths
How Does Schizophrenia Develop? Some scientists link the origin of schizophrenia to the development of cognitive and speech abilities in humans, even […]
The History of Psychiatry: Why We Stopped Exploring the Human Inner World
The History of Psychiatry: Why We Stopped Exploring the Human Inner World “Encountering mental illness is an inevitable doubt in the reality […]
Why the Brain Needs to Forget: The Science Behind Forgetting
“Not a Memory Failure, but a Function”: Why the Brain Needs the Process of Forgetting Memories make us who we are. It’s […]