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Individuals With Psychopathic Traits Don’t Lack Empathy, They Just Don’t Care

People that score high on psychopathy tests feel empathy they simply choose not to care....

12 Dec 2019
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Individuals With Psychopathic Traits Don’t Lack Empathy, They Just Don’t Care

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Spending Just 14 Months In The Antarctic Can Shrink Your Brain

A new study has taken a deep look at the brains of nine people (five men and four women) before and ...

05 Dec 2019
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Spending Just 14 Months In The Antarctic Can Shrink Your Brain

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Bionic Neurons Developed To Fight Chronic Brain Conditions

Scientists have developed an article neuron - a first-of-its-kind silicon chip that behaves just lik...

04 Dec 2019
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Bionic Neurons Developed To Fight Chronic Brain Conditions

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Brain Networks Have Been Identified That Appear Related To Suicide Risk

Two networks in the brain are associated with suicide risk and may eventually allow prediction based...

02 Dec 2019
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Brain Networks Have Been Identified That Appear Related To Suicide Risk

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How The Human Brain Rewires Itself After Half A Hemisphere Is Surgically Removed

How can anyone exist without half their brain, much less thrive? It seems impossible. Improbable, at...

27 Nov 2019
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How The Human Brain Rewires Itself After Half A Hemisphere Is Surgically Removed

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MRI Scans Show The Effect Of Obesity On The Brain

A new study has found that the brains of obese teenagers appear to show signs of brain damage....

26 Nov 2019
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MRI Scans Show The Effect Of Obesity On The Brain

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What Is A Psychopath?

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25 Nov 2019
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What Is A Psychopath?

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Can You Pass Harvard's 1869 Entrance Exam?

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22 Nov 2019
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Can You Pass Harvard's 1869 Entrance Exam?

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Human Songs From Across The Globe Share Universal Characteristics

Human songs share certain universal characteristics...

21 Nov 2019
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Human Songs From Across The Globe Share Universal Characteristics

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Brain Waves Show DMT Is Like 'Dreaming With Your Eyes Open'

Scientists have looked at the brain waves of people tripping on DMT and found it looks remarkably si...

19 Nov 2019
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Brain Waves Show DMT Is Like "Dreaming With Your Eyes Open"

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Could Ayahuasca Help Curb Suicidal Thoughts? The First Clinical Trial Investigates

A first of its kind study has looked to see whether suicidal thoughts could be quelled through ayahu...

18 Nov 2019
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Could Ayahuasca Help Curb Suicidal Thoughts? The First Clinical Trial Investigates

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A Chip Has Been Implanted In A Man's Brain To Help Him Overcome Opioid Addiction

A trial has begun of deep brain stimulation for patients with opioid addiction that has not responde...

06 Nov 2019
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A Chip Has Been Implanted In A Man's Brain To Help Him Overcome Opioid Addiction

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Introvert? You May Just Be Bad At Recognizing Faces

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23 Oct 2019
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Introvert? You May Just Be Bad At Recognizing Faces

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Teaching Rats To Drive Tiny Cars Helps Them Relax, Scientists Discover

Scientists have taught a bunch of rats to drive a tiny vehicle to pick-up food. Why? Well for a surp...

23 Oct 2019
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Teaching Rats To Drive Tiny Cars Helps Them Relax, Scientists Discover

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Why Psychopaths Can Be So Attractive, According To Psychologists

A new study claims that young women tend to be more attracted to psychopathic men, despite these pro...

22 Oct 2019
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Why Psychopaths Can Be So Attractive, According To Psychologists

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Scientists Raise Ethical Concerns About The Development Of Brain Organoids

Scientists are raising ethical concerns about the study of brain organoids....

22 Oct 2019
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Scientists Raise Ethical Concerns About The Development Of Brain Organoids

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Scientists Have Figured Out How The Brain Encodes Memories During Sleep

A type of brainwave called delta waves suppresses activity in all neurons apart from the few that ar...

21 Oct 2019
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Scientists Have Figured Out How The Brain Encodes Memories During Sleep

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“Kids These Days”: Why Older People Think Younger Generations Just Don’t Measure Up

Older people who are authoritarian think younger ones are increasingly rebellious, those who are int...

17 Oct 2019
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“Kids These Days”: Why Older People Think Younger Generations Just Don’t Measure Up

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Brainy Monkeys Outsmart Humans In Cognitive Flexibility Experiment

Two species of monkey have shown better cognitive flexibility than their human counterparts, being a...

16 Oct 2019
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Brainy Monkeys Outsmart Humans In Cognitive Flexibility Experiment

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Why Does Sleep Deprivation Make Some People Grumpy? It’s All In The Brain, New Research Suggests

According to new research from the University of Arizona, the compactness of a type of brain tissue ...

16 Oct 2019
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Why Does Sleep Deprivation Make Some People Grumpy? It’s All In The Brain, New Research Suggests

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