When you daydream, parts of your brain show sleep-like activity

Scientists estimate we spend up to half our waking lives thinking about something other than the task at hand.

Thomas Andrillon, The Conversation

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Jennifer Windt, The Conversation

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Naotsugu Tsuchiya, The Conversation

· Jul 11, 2021 · 11:30 pm

Do atheists think differently from religious people? Scientists are trying to find out

Atheists may think more analytically than religious people, but it is far from proven.

Miguel Farias, The Conversation

· Jan 23, 2021 · 11:30 pm

Is it time to tidy up with Marie Kondo? Five ways that clutter could be bad for your home and health

Clutter can make us feel stressed, anxious and depressed. It can also impact our ability to process information and connect with people. Here's why.

Libby Sander, The Conversation

· Jan 29, 2019 · 11:30 pm

Experiments to bring pigs back to ‘life’ show why immortality for humans isn’t a great idea

At least not with the current level of scientific advancement.

Benjamin Curtis, The Conversation

· May 07, 2018 · 08:30 pm

Neuroscience is unlocking mysteries of the teenage brain

When it comes to neuroscience, there’s no such thing as an ‘average’ teenager.

Lucy Foulkes, The Conversation

· Apr 28, 2018 · 11:30 pm

How brain implants can let paralysed people move again

Doctors are working to reconnect the brain to paralysed limbs.

Dimitra Blana and Andrew Jackson, The Conversation

· Jul 08, 2016 · 11:30 pm

Keeping actively bilingual makes our brains more efficient at relaying information

What being able to speak more than one language does to the structure of our brains.

Christos Pliatsikas, The Conversation

· Jan 15, 2015 · 04:30 am