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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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iNeuron
Download this app and let your students begin exploring the nervous system.
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The Vestibular System: The Brain and Balance
The vestibular system is responsible for a host of functions you take for granted — at least until it malfunctions.
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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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Colliding Senses: Life With Synesthesia
Hearing words that evoke visions of color or seeing letters that have gender are just a few examples of experiencing synesthesia. Jessica Johnson investigates this tangling of the senses.
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Neuroscience Takes the Stand
Understanding the brain science behind human behavior can help us create a fairer legal system.
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Neuroeconomics: Making Big and Small Decisions
Behind every economic decision you make is a host of biases, hormone fluctuations, and firing neurons.
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Theory of Mind: Only Human?
Theory of mind is our capacity to infer and understand others' actions.
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The Senses: How We Experience the World PowerPoint Presentation
Our senses do more than tell us when something smells sweet, or feels soft — they help us interpret our environment. This presentation will help you teach students how the brain processes our senses.
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What is Deja Vu?
Scientists think déjà vu might be a hiccup in the process of memory consolidation.
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Getting to the Core
Want to know how the brain works? Let these eight fundamental concepts guide your way.
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Is Talking Therapy a Waste of Time?
Some types of therpy can not only reduce stress and anxiety but also physically change the brain.
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Motivation: Why You Do the Things You Do
Processing in the brain’s “reward system” drives our motivated behavior.
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