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Some brain signals once thought to be "noise" actually encode useful information. Lessons from the physics of flow encourage us to reconsider these unpredictable signals and now scientists are finding uses for them in medicine.

Ever wonder why a certain smell strikes a chord of nostalgia? Research suggests it has to do with the unique way our sense of smell is processed in the brain.

Touch can have a calming effect on the brain, thanks to its regulating effect on the amygdala.

Chemotherapy can kill cancer cells. But it can also change your brain, too.

Find out how your everyday efforts help change your brain through neurogenesis, synaptic plasticity, and myelin plasticity.

Procrastination comes down to a battle between the brain’s emotion and decision-making systems — with emotion often claiming victory.

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