Have you ever waited for a bus that seemed like it would never come? At first, you’re hopeful, but as time drags on, doubt creeps in. Should you keep waiting, or is it better to move on? This ...
During rest and sleep, memory traces replay in the brain. The dialogue between brain regions during replay is thought to stabilize labile memory traces for long-term storage. However, because replay ...
In misophonics, trigger sounds overactivated a brain region called the anterior insular cortex (AIC), which plays a key role in how we process emotions and other sensations we feel in our bodies ...
An emotion is an affective state triggered by perceived or recalled external stimuli. Emotions can serve to arouse or motivate behaviours. Examples include sadness, joy, fear, anger and disgust.
Brewer and others have shown that meditation quiets the posterior cingulate cortex, the neural space ... between scientific terms—hippocampus, insula—and Pali, a language of Buddhist texts.