What happens in the brain when there's a word 'on the tip of the tongue'?
We've all experienced it: you're in the middle of a conversation, searching for a word, a name, or a title, and… nothing. You ...
Psychology Today9 天
How Mom’s vs. Dad’s BMI May Affect Their Children
The children of obese mothers, but not obese fathers, were less able to self-regulate food consumption.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute10 年
Janelia scientists are learning how the brain switches between random and strategic modes.
Since that switch determines whether or not an animal’s internal model of the world influences its behavior, the scientists suspected it might involve a brain region called the anterior cingulate ...
Forbes1 年
The Neuroscience Of Focus: Work Less And Get More Done
Your Anterior Cingulate Cortex (ACC) is now hyperactive. Which is unfortunate, since the ACC supports key cognitive processes including decision-making, motivation, learning, assessing pros and ...
Psychology Today26 天
What Psilocybin Does to the Brain
Psychedelic compounds produce intense subjective experiences and have shown promise in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and treatment-resistant depression, amongst other ...