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We still have so much to learn about the brain. Keep up with the latest news, from psychology to machine learning.

Meditation is more than either stress relief or enlightenment

How the pandemic messed with our perception of time

What can caged lab monkeys tell us about free human beings?

A new era for Alzheimer’s treatment begins

Why scientists haven’t cracked consciousness

A key to consciousness could lie in “perceptual diversity”

The FDA could soon approve a new Alzheimer’s drug. Does this one actually work?

Virtual reality is reality, too

22 things we think will happen in 2022

22 predictions we made in 2021, and the 13 we got right

How technology has inspired neuroscientists to reimagine the brain

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The harrowing new reality for Alzheimer’s patients

Alzheimer’s patients and families live in a cloud of uncertainty. It’s about to get worse.

The new Alzheimer’s drug is the first of its kind. Will it be the last?

Giving thanks may make your brain more altruistic

Why it’s so hard to read a book right now, explained by a neuroscientist

Why Buddhism is true

Are we morally obligated to meditate?

Brain-reading tech is coming. The law is not ready to protect us.

Dopamine fasting is Silicon Valley’s hot new trend. Is it backed by science?

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The brutal mirror: what the psychedelic drug ayahuasca showed me about my life

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The mind, explained

A guide to help you better understand your brain.

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Facebook is building tech to read your mind. The ethical implications are staggering.

Elon Musk reveals his plan to link your brain to your smartphone

How your brain invents morality

In Spain, prisoners’ brains are being electrically stimulated in the name of science

How the West became a self-obsessed culture

Cirque du Soleil and the neuroscience of awe

Why psychedelic drugs could transform how we treat depression and mental illness

A human head transplant would be reckless and ghastly. It’s time to talk about it.

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This is what love does to your brain

Handstands, explained

A Stanford scientist on the biology of human evil

Brain activity is too complicated for humans to decipher. Machines can decode it for us.

Procrastination is bad for your health

A psychologist explains why materialism is making you unhappy

This audacious study will track 10,000 New Yorkers' every move for 20 years

The Kavli HUMAN project wants to make an atlas of the human condition. Could its Big Data help us live longer, healthier lives?

This scientific quest to find “missing” memories is changing the way we think about the brain

An ancient Buddhist strategy for overcoming paralyzing fear

There’s a lot of junk fMRI research out there. Here’s what top neuroscientists want you to know.

Mozart doesn't make babies smarter — and other brain myths debunked

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