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Man Forgot His Entire Past For Nearly Seven Years Then Remembered Everything
For nearly seven years, a Japanese man lived without the memories that made him who he was. He had forgotten his own name, his family and the life he had built before his memory disappeared. Then he switched to an easier job. Within two weeks, he suddenly remembered everything, including the traumatic event that had…
Scientists Identify 36 Genes Linked To OCD And Tourette Syndrome
For 20 years, researchers collected DNA from families affected by obsessive-compulsive disorder and chronic tic disorders without having the technology to fully read what those samples contained. Now, a new study has identified 36 large-effect risk genes linked to OCD and tic disorders, dramatically expanding a genetic map that previously contained only four confirmed genes.…
Psychologist Suggests The Human Brain May Work Like An Antenna
For decades, one basic assumption has shaped how scientists think about the human mind: consciousness comes from the brain. Now, psychologist Robert Epstein is challenging that idea with a theory suggesting the brain may function more like a receiver than a generator of consciousness. The most startling part is his proposed timeline. Epstein has suggested…
Around One In Five People May Have This Unusual Sensory Trait
For some people, a crowded room can feel exhausting before anyone has even said a word. A change in someone’s expression, background noise, or the emotional tone of a conversation can seem unusually difficult to ignore. Researchers studying sensory processing sensitivity believe this may reflect a genuine difference in how some brains handle incoming information.…
Your Brain May Actually Fall Into Sync With People Around You
For years, “being on the same wavelength” sounded like a nice way to describe two people who instantly connected. Now researchers have found a way to measure part of what that phrase may actually mean inside the brain. Scientists using portable EEG headsets have found that people’s brain activity can become more synchronized during shared…
Scientists Warn Modern Life May Be Overloading The Human Brain
The train doors close and within seconds, phones appear across the carriage. One commuter checks a message, another scrolls through a video, someone reads a breaking-news alert while another watches a stranger’s carefully edited holiday unfold on a screen. In the space of a single journey, the human brain can be exposed to war, celebrity…
Scientists Successfully Trigger Sleep’s Biggest Brain Benefit Without Putting Mice to Sleep
Sleep has always been considered one of the few biological necessities that simply cannot be replaced. While scientists have developed treatments for countless medical conditions and created technologies that can mimic everything from heartbeats to artificial limbs, the brain has remained stubbornly dependent on several hours of uninterrupted sleep every night. No pill, device, or…
Nearly Everyone Turns The Same Way When Walking, According To Scientists
Most people assume they make hundreds of tiny decisions while walking without giving them much thought. Which way to move through a crowd, how to avoid another pedestrian, or when to change direction all feel like spontaneous choices made in the moment. But scientists have uncovered evidence suggesting one of those decisions may not be…
Experts Reveal The Surprising Link Between ADHD And Creativity
For years, people with ADHD have heard the same complaints over and over again. They get distracted too easily. Their thoughts jump around. They struggle to stay focused on a single task for long periods. Now, researchers say those same traits may be tied to something surprisingly powerful. A new study presented at the European…
Emotions Rewire Your Body: How Stress Hormones and Brain Chemistry Shape Health
Every argument you replay in your mind leaves a trace. Every moment of deep gratitude does too. But these traces are not metaphorical, and they do not fade when your mood shifts. Something far more concrete happens inside your body each time an emotion surges through you, and scientists have spent decades mapping exactly what…