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Mouse Studies Suggest Protective Effects of Caffeine in Parkinson’s Disease


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Sci, 2019-03-29, 12:45 AM

Mouse Studies Suggest Protective Effects of Caffeine in Parkinson’s Disease

Marisa Wexler


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Two new studies in mice suggest that caffeine might have protec

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Neuroscience explains the astonishing benefits of reading books like a writer


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Sci, 2019-03-29, 12:43 AM

Neuroscience explains the astonishing benefits of reading books like a writer

Todd Brison


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What good writing does to your brain

The best writers know how piece together certain

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The Psychology of Writing and the Cognitive Science of the Perfect Daily Routine


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Sci, 2019-03-28, 08:08 PM

The Psychology of Writing and the Cognitive Science of the Perfect Daily Routine

Maria Papova


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Reflecting on the ritualization of creativity, Bukowski famous

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Hidden health costs of materialism?


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nbtruthman, 2019-03-28, 02:55 PM

Research article:  

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"Philosophers have long distinguished two basic forms of well-being: a 'hedonic' form representing an individual's pleasurable experiences, and a deeper 'eudaimonic' form that results from stri

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Whoah!!!!


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Vy Chấn Hải, 2019-03-28, 09:14 AM

https://www.salon.com/2019/03/24/scienti...m=referral


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New IIT article


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Sci, 2019-03-28, 05:57 AM

I don't think there is too much that is new in here, but figured it might be worth a look:

Giulio Tononi’s "integrated information theory" might solve neuroscience’s biggest puzzle

David Rob

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What really happens in the brain during a hallucination?


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Sci, 2019-03-27, 08:35 PM

What really happens in the brain during a hallucination?

Maria Cohut


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Recently, a team of researchers from the University of Oregon in Eugene has strived to uncover more information about how hallucinations affect brain

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The Dreams Of A Man Asleep For Three Weeks


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Sci, 2019-03-27, 06:37 AM

The Dreams Of A Man Asleep For Three Weeks

Mike Fahey

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For a while after waking up, it was difficult distinguishing my sedation dreams from reality. As far-fetched as many of them were, they were such a

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The Jazz of Physics: Cosmologist and Saxophonist Stephon Alexander on Decoding the So


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Sci, 2019-03-27, 03:47 AM

The Jazz of Physics: Cosmologist and Saxophonist Stephon Alexander on Decoding the Song of the Universe

Maria Popova

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Sound is a vibration that pushes a medium, such as air or something solid, to

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Anna Breytenbach BATGAP interview.


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Stan Woolley, 2019-03-26, 10:33 PM

Anna is an animal communicator. 
Interesting interview.




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