Какво ни кара да вярваме в лъжи? І Когнитивен дисонанс / Леон Фестингър

Замисляли ли сте се защо хората често отричат очевидни факти и се вкопчват още по-силно в своите убеждения? Това явление е познато като когнитивен дисонанс…

Настроението може да се влияе и от чревните ни бактерии

“Микроорганизмите, които обитават червата на човека, са в състояние да “манипулират” настроението му, посочва статия, публикувана в списание PLoS One. … More

An electronic memory cell that mimics the human brain – bionic brains are getting closer

“Scientists have built a tiny, long-term memory cell that can both store and process information at the same time, … More

Работеща технология за четене на човешките мисли

“Специалистите от Калифорнийския университет в САЩ представиха работеща технология за четене на човешките мисли. Устройството, създадено от учените, позволява … More

Interesting!… Your Ancestors Didn’t Sleep Like You – Are We Doing It Wrong?

by Arjun Walia “Evidence continues to emerge, both scientific and historical, suggesting that the way in which the majority … More

Imagination in health and medicine? 11 fresh ideas from the TEDMED stage

Yes – our brains can make decisions while we’re sleeping

Image: Andrea Danti/Shutterstock article by SCIENCEALERT STAFF (19 September 2014) > “Your brain doesn’t shut down when you go to sleep, … More

Planting False Memories… A New Way to Curb Drinking and Remodeling our Preferences?

By Maia Szalavitz (neuroscience journalist for TIME.com), @maiasz April 12, 2013 Researchers are exploring the possibility that convincing drinkers they had a bad … More

Erasing Painful Memories With Shock Treatment?

By Maia Szalavitz @maiasz Dec. 22, 2013 Using electroshock therapy, scientists say it may be possible to get rid of specific emotional … More

How Our Bodies Interact With Our Minds in Response to Fear and Other Emotions

Apr. 7, 2013 — New research has shown that the way our minds react to and process emotions such as fear … More

There Is No Left Brain/Right Brain Divide

By Stephen M. Kosslyn and G. Wayne Miller , Nov. 29, 2013 source: http://ideas.time.com post: http://ideas.time.com/2013/11/29/there-is-no-left-brainright-brain-divide/?iid=op-main-belt (photo: Getty Images) You are hardly alone if … More

10 Things You Didn’t Know About the Brain

Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer| February 18, 2011 source: LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com/12916-10-facts-human-brain.html (Image Credit: Dreamstime) Brain matter Throughout history, the human brain has … More