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Five Questions About... This Brain in a Jar That Was Stopped at the Border
What’s in the jar? WHAT’S IN THE JAAAAAAARRRRRR???
This Shimmering Black Rock Is a 2,000-Year-Old Exploded Brain
Scientists just discovered that the rock is really the brain of a Roman cult member that was shocked solid by high heat.
Scientists Probe the Mysteries of a Well-Preserved 2,500-Year-Old Human Brain
A team examined tissues from the unusually intact Heslington Brain, which belonged to a man who was killed in Iron Age England.
How Long Is Right Now?
As long as it took you to read that headline. Or shorter. Or it might not exist at all.
Some Nootropics Contain a Substance Not Aapproved by the FDA
The “brain-boosting” supplements, like most supplements, are largely unregulated.
Why We Can't Let Go of Oliver Sacks
A new documentary directed by Ric Burns chronicles the life of the neurologist and writer.
A New Zealand Neurosurgeon Mistakenly Operated on the Wrong Part of a Patient’s Skull
A health official is now demanding the doctor to apologise for the nightmarish medical error.
Scientists Find the Part of the Brain That Remembers Pokémon
If you can still nail a round of Who's That Pokémon? after all these years, you have this brain fold to thank.
Offices Can Be Hell for People Whose Brains Work Differently
Work spaces today come with strong smells, harsh light, lots of chatter, and constant messages on email or Slack. For neurodivergent people, this can be a big ask.
More People Are Feeling Despair and it Might Be Killing Us
A study of over 18,000 Americans found that despair increases in your 30s and could be leading to an increase of "deaths of despair."
What a Keto Diet Cheat Meal Might Do to Your Body
After a week of eating low-carb and high-fat, reintroducing carbs to the diet might negatively affect your blood vessels.
The Power of the Nocebo Effect
Nocebo is the evil twin of the placebo effect—and my constant companion. I set out to find out what it is, and how I could learn to harness the more positive effects of medical mind games.