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Do Brain-Training Games Make You Smarter?
The pitch is appealing: sharpen your mind with a few minutes of brain games each day. Unfortunately, science suggests this promise is probably too good to be true.
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Theory of Mind
Theory of mind is your ability to infer and understand other people’s thoughts, desires, and beliefs — no telepathic superpowers required.
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Seeing Culture in Our Brain
Our culture affects what we eat, what we wear, and what language we speak. However, where we grow up in the world may also affect certain aspects of how our brains work.
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Cute Aggression: Why You Want to Squeeze Adorable Creatures
Scientists are trying to figure out why so many of us want to pinch babies’ chubby cheeks and squeeze adorable puppies.
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To Sleep, Perchance to Be Less Hostile
Sleep deprivation puts the brain on high alert, unable to discern a well-natured grin from a threatening scowl.
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What Causes Brain Freeze?
An icy-cool summer delight like ice cream can quickly turn into pure pain, thanks to brain freeze. But why does this happen?
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The Parenting Brain
From pregnancy to parenthood, child-rearing shapes the brain.
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Understanding the Power of Meditation
Neuroscientists are exploring the source of the brain benefits behind habitual meditative practices.
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The Promise and Perils of Brain Training
Brain training might help you stay sharp as you get older — but it won’t make you a genius.
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Is Childhood Obesity Linked to Lower IQ ?
Encourage students to be more active, not only for their physical health, but for their brain health as well!
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Do Brain-Training Games Make You Smarter?
The pitch is appealing: sharpen your mind with a few minutes of brain games each day. Unfortunately, science suggests this promise is probably too good to be true.
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Umami: The Fifth Taste
What does yummy taste like?
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Smoke Gets in Your Eyes — And Hurts Your Brain
Breathing dirty air damages our health. As wildfires grow bigger and more intense and send plumes of smoke hundreds of miles away, what does that mean for our brains?
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