FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 15, 2024·6 min readThe Mysteries of Dreams and Their Impact on Our LivesResearchers highlight groundbreaking approaches to studying dreams, revealing their significant impact on our waking lives. They are exploring how dreams influence perceptions of sleep quality and overall cognitive functioning.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 31, 2023·6 min readThe Cognitive Benefits of PsychedelicsResearchers are investigating the benefits of psychedelics on cognition from memory malleability to cognitive creativity.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 27, 2023·7 min readForget About It: How We Purge Thoughts From Our MindStudy sheds light on the mechanisms involved in removing information from the working memory and concludes forgetting information requires a lot of effort.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·April 27, 2022·7 min readSpeech or Song? Identifying How the Brain Perceives MusicNew research explores the different ways in which the brain distinguishes between music and speech.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 4, 2020·6 min readUnderstanding the developing brain for readingA structural brain scaffold in infants serves as a foundation for literacy. Language and reading may refine this pre-existing brain scaffold. The study also reveals robust language networks activate while children sleep if stories are read to them during slumber.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 30, 2018·7 min readFrom Lullabies to Live Concerts: How Music and Rhythm Shape Our Social BrainsResearchers reveal lullabies help sooth both baby and mom simultaneously. Additionally, playing music to babies help increase their attention and positive displays of emotion to their mothers.Read More