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Controlling Self-Awareness During Sleep
Changing neural activity in the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain can cause a sleeper to become aware of her dreaming state, a study shows. Full Article
Brain Cells Viewed ‘Talking’ at Molecular Level
Brain scans are now starting to peer down to the molecular level, revealing what brain cells are telling one another, researchers say.Full Article
You don’t always know what you’re saying
People's conscious awareness of their speech often comes after they've spoken, not before.Full Article
Neurons in the brain tune into different frequencies for different spatial memory tasks
Your brain transmits information about your current location and memories of past locations over the same neural pathways using different frequencies of a rhythmic electrical activity called gamma waves, ...Full Article
Deep Brain Stimulation Triggers Hallucinations
Close your eyes and imagine home. Sharp details—such as the shape of the front doorknob, the height of the windows, or the paint color—assemble in your mind with a ...Full Article
A Message From Your Brain: I’m Not Good At Remembering What I Hear
A new study shows that we are far better at remembering what we see and touch than what we hear.Full Article
Astrophysicists Announce Major Discovery Of Big Bang’s Smoking Gun
Scientists have found the first direct evidence that the universe expanded incredibly quickly in the microseconds after the Big Bang.Full Article
David Eagleman on how we constructs reality, time perception, and The Secret Lives of the Brain
“The conscious mind—which is the part of you that flickers to life when you wake up in the morning: that bit of you—it’s like a stowaway on a transatlantic ...Full Article