What happens in your brain when there’s a word ‘on the tip of the tongue’?
Having a word “on the tip of the tongue” has happened to all of us. Behind this everyday phenomenon lie complex brain ...
What happens in the brain when there’s a word ‘on the tip of the tongue’?
Having a word “on the tip of the tongue” has happened to all of us. Behind this everyday phenomenon lie complex brain ...
Psychology Today28d
What Psilocybin Does to the Brain
Psychedelic compounds produce intense subjective experiences and have shown promise in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and treatment-resistant depression, amongst other ...
Scientific American2d
The Elusive Brain Science of ‘Aha! Moments’
John Kounios is a professor of psychological and brain sciences at Drexel University. He is co-author of The Eureka Factor: Aha Moments, Creative Insight, and the Brain (Random House, 2015) and ...
Glamour on MSN3h
My Sugar Addiction Was So Severe, I Asked a Celebrity Hypnotist to Cure Me
When my fixation on sweet treats spiraled out of hand, I turned to hypnosis as a last resort. The experience changed me in more ways than one.
How to Get Over a Breakup—and Come Out Stronger on the Other Side
Accepting that a relationship is over is a major step towards healing—and ultimately moving on. But often, it’s easier said than done. We might find ourselves romanticizing the good times, fixating on ...
The Conversation24d
Why does it hurt when you get a scrape? A neuroscientist explains the science of pain
Your brain knows that a pain signal is an SOS message from your body that something isn’t right. So it activates ... called the hippocampus and anterior cingulate cortex that process memory ...
Psychology Today28d
The Brain and Common Psychiatric Disorders
As the biological seat of mental life, the brain is center ... of the prefrontal cortex (important for decision-making and cognitive control), the hippocampus, the anterior cingulate cortex ...
The Hour24d
Why does it hurt when you get a scrape? A neuroscientist explains the science of pain
Your brain knows that a pain signal is an SOS message from your body that something isn’t right. So it activates multiple ... parts of your brain called the hippocampus and anterior cingulate cortex ...
Frontiers17d
Pelvic Pain Alters Functional Connectivity Between Anterior Cingulate Cortex and Hippocampus in Both Humans and a Rat Model
The anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and hippocampus (HIPP ... volume in PDM females as measured by voxel-based morphometry in several brain areas, including the ACC and HIPP (right posterior), in the ...
The Ball State Daily News2d
The Psychology of Problem-Solving and Why We Love a Good Puzzle
Puzzles have intrigued human minds over centuries, giving the just-right blend of challenge and satisfaction. Whether it is a ...
Frontiers17d
A potential role of the inferior frontal gyrus and anterior insula in cognitive control, brain rhythms, and event-related potentials
Performance adjustments following conflict or erroneous responses, as well as changes in speed–accuracy trade-off, are regarded as examples of cognitive control and are most often ascribed to brain ...