How drugs alter our brain: Effects on brain chemistry
Don’t worry; this is not another “Don’t do drugs. Drugs are bad.” kind of an article; this is just me writing about how I am …
Musical Earworms: Why songs stick in the head & how to dispel them
Earworms are those bits of songs that crawl through your mind and find a home in the middle of nowhere and everywhere. You know you …
The Google Effect & Transactive Memory: We remember Where data is more than What it is!
We see memory as something inside the brain – our ability to remember and know things. However, there is a lot more to memory than …
Why Fun, Curiosity & Engagement Improves Learning: Mood, Senses, Neurons, Arousal, Cognition
There is ample anecdotal evidence that shows listening to a fun lecture or lesson is great for learning. It’s intuitive. Having fun & interactive learning …
Why Did Humans Evolve Pattern Recognition Abilities?
Evolution necessitates economical and reliable brain mechanisms in some environmental contexts. These mechanisms emerge as a response to patterns in the environment or enable us …
3 Stupidly Useless, Pointless & Amazing Facts About the Human Brain
After a series of long & detailed posts, let me share something fun and amusing. Let’s look at 3 amazingly surprising and interesting quirks of …
The Fundamental Science Of Brain-Based Learning: 7 Subconscious Brain Functions And Learning Processes
I won’t tell you what you can do today to learn better or be smarter, but I will tell you what the brain does for …
In What Form Is Memory Stored In The Brain & Mind? An Introduction
It might seem that we have an answer, but science is far from it. Let’s first look at how we can address this question. In …
Time Perception: What exactly is time for the human brain?
There is one thing that baffles me. It is the idea of time. We are going to talk about Time Perception or how the brain experiences …
Understanding the level of Serotonin and Dopamine in a depressed person’s brain
Let us look at the state and level of two neurochemicals called serotonin and dopamine in a depressed person’s brain. A small background and context: …
Why is extrasensory perception (ESP) and telekinesis not possible?
I love science fiction. All kinds. The B-grade kind, the kind which has a higher budget for a famous actor than for a thorough script, …
Are New Neural Connections Formed When We Learn? Neuroplasticity & Neurogenesis
Short answer: YES.Long answer: Probably YES on most occasions as far as we know from laboratory experiments. (I am saying ‘Probably Yes’ because not enough …
The science of love. What is love? Baby don’t abstract me.
What does a coin, a pencil, and a giraffe have in common? Humor me with this, we’ll get to the psychology of love soon enough. …