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Psychology says people who’ve been lonely for a long time aren’t cold or difficult
Mixing up your kids' names is so normal that a Duke study found people do it with anyone in the same "family"…
Psychology says people who talk to themselves out loud aren't losing it
Research suggests walking helps you think of new ideas
The morning after the Challenger exploded in 1986, a professor had 106 students write down exactly where they were…
People who write a to-do list before bed aren’t just being organised
In a Baylor sleep lab, five minutes spent listing upcoming tasks was followed by faster sleep than listing finished ones. But both groups wrote,…
Walking into a room and forgetting why you came isn’t a sign your memory is failing, because Notre Dame…
10-Minute Neuroscience: Consciousness
In this video, I explore the neuroscience of consciousness. I discuss what neuroscientists mean by consciousness, the challenges of determining when it is present,…
2-Minute Neuroscience: Aphasia
Aphasia is a language disorder caused by damage to areas of the brain involved in producing or understanding language. In this video, I discuss…
Free Introduction to Neuroscience Course *Now Available*
If you enjoy my neuroscience content and want to take your learning further, I've created a free, self-paced Introduction to Neuroscience course on my…
10-Minute Neuroscience: Hippocampus and Memory
In this video, I explore the role of the hippocampus in memory. I begin with an overview of the different types of memory, then…
Basal Ganglia - Deeper Dive
In this video, I discuss the anatomy and physiology of the basal ganglia—a group of structures that play a key role in movement as…
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