#thebrain
Science & Technology | Science
86% of People Can See This Optical Illusion. Are You One of Them?
A team of psychologists studied people's reactions to this optical illusion to find out how our bodies react to our minds being tricked.
Science & Technology | Science
The new science of sleep: Everything we know about how it affects your health and brain
Sleep expert, professor of neuroscience and author of Why we sleep Dr Matthew Walker explores the ways sleep can benefit our brains and health.
Science & Technology | Science
Astronaut study suggests spaceflight permanently alters the human brain
Scientists discovered a major effect that long duration spaceflight has on astronauts' brains, altering the volume of fluids around the brain.
Entertainment | Entertainment
Mary Steenburgen’s Brain ‘Became Musical’ After Minor Surgery
"All of my thoughts became musical,” said the actress, who discovered a new passion for songwriting
Science & Technology | Science
Left-handed DNA found - and it changes brain structure
Scientists start to chip away at the mystery of why one in 10 people is left-handed.
Science & Technology | Science & Space
Your brain works in space. But in 1961, we didn’t know that
Would astronauts sent into space be able to think? It was a genuine question as we embarked upon our mission to get to the Moon.
Science & Technology | Science & Technology
There's No Such Thing as Being Right or Left-Brained, And 9 Other Brain Myths We've All Heard
However long you've been alive, chances are you've heard a completely incorrect "fact" about the brain. The human brain is notoriously complicated, and despite many advances in modern science, much of the organ remains a mystery.
Science & Technology | Science
Physicists overturn a 100-year-old assumption on how brains work
The human brain contains a little over 80-odd billion neurons, each joining with other cells to create trillions of connections called synapses.
Health & Fitness | Health
Is your brain really just a computer? - Business Insider
This is the only way out of the trap this universe puts on your brain.
Health & Fitness | Health
Can This Brain Exercise Put Off Dementia? - WSJ
A major new study is believed to be the first to show that a behavioral intervention—a brain exercise called speed training—can reduce dementia risk.
News | Israel & The Jewish Community
Scientists map brains of the blind to solve mysteries of human brain specialization | האוניברסיטה העברית בירושלים | The Hebrew University
Studying the brain activity of blind people, scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem are challenging the standard view of how the human brain specializes to perform different kinds of tasks, and shedding new light on how our brains can adapt to t
Science & Technology | Science
Do People Only Use 10% of Their Brains?
In a 2013 poll, 65% of Americans thought this statement was true. It isn't. Where'd that number come from?
