How to Experience Hallucinations Through Sensory Deprivation
Those of us who have an interest in the human mind might be almost envious in a way of those who have experienced hallucinations….
Read MoreWhere Do Ideas and Creativity Come From in the Brain? Part Three: Functional Fixedness and Our Ingenuity
If creativity comes from cross-talk between brain regions (as discussed in part two), then where might our ability to build computers and to think…
Read MoreWhere Do Ideas and Creativity Come From in the Brain? Part Two: Synaesthesia and the Fusiform Gyrus
In part one we looked at views of creativity throughout the ages and at how our ideas were once thought to come from Gods…
Read MoreWhere Do Ideas and Creativity Come From in the Brain? Part One: The Mystery of Creativity and Divine Intervention
Creativity and the ability to come up with intelligent solutions to problems are things that seem to be uniquely human. This kind of thinking…
Read MoreThe Psychological Benefits of Running
Most people who run do so because they want to benefit from a number of physical side effects. The hope is usually that running will…
Read MoreThe Top Ways That Computers Have Changed Your Brain and Your Psychology
Generally we use our computers as tools to get things done and particularly to offload difficult mental tasks so that we can finish more…
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