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Neuroscience, explained plainly.
How the brain actually works: memory, dopamine, emotion, creativity, and the systems underneath them.
How ChatGPT May Be Rewiring the Human Brain: What the Latest Research Reveals
MIT measured what happens in your brain when you write with ChatGPT. Here is what the EEG study found, and what it suggests about cognitive offloading.
4 Jul 2025
How can neurofeedback devices enhance brain activity?
Neurofeedback devices claim to train your brain waves. Here is how they actually work, what the evidence currently supports, and where the limits are.
12 Feb 2025
How the Brain Learns and Stores Information
Learning physically changes your brain. Here is how memories actually form and consolidate, and the retention strategies that follow from the neuroscience.
5 Jun 2024
What is ‘Dopamine Signalling’ and what can we learn from ADHD & Paranoid Schizophrenia (PSZ)?
Dopamine signalling drives motivation and reward. Here is how it works, and what ADHD and paranoid schizophrenia reveal when the system starts to misfire.
17 Jul 2023
The Social Brain
Humans are wired for connection. Here is how the brain processes social information, the regions and hormones involved, and what drives our behaviour.
10 Jul 2023
The Brain and Creativity
Creativity is not a gift, it is a brain state. Here is what happens neurologically when ideas form, and whether you can train yourself to have more of them.
3 Jul 2023
Decision Making
Every decision is a negotiation between brain regions. Here is how the brain weighs choices, the chemistry behind it, and how concussion disrupts the process.
26 Jun 2023
The Neural Basis of Emotions
Where do emotions actually come from? Here is the neuroscience: the regions behind core emotions, the chemistry that regulates them, and how they form.
19 Jun 2023
The Mesolimbic Dopamine System: Unveiling the Pathway to Pleasure and Reward
The mesolimbic pathway is the brain's reward circuit. Here is how dopamine drives pleasure and motivation, and what happens when it becomes dysregulated.
22 May 2023
The Vagus Nerve & Gut Brain Axis
The vagus nerve is the main line between your gut and your brain. Here is what it does, how the gut brain axis works, and practical ways to support it.
8 May 2023
Mirror Neurons: Emotional Copycats
Mirror neurons fire when you act and when you watch someone else act. Here is how they work, and why emotion really is contagious between the people near you.
24 Apr 2023