CONKA logo

Blog / Neuroscience

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 CONKA

Neuroscience

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 CONKA

Neuroscience

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 CONKA

Neuroscience

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

A hand reaching for a CONKA shot on a desk beside a mug and a book

Neuroscience

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 CONKA

Neuroscience

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 CONKA

Neuroscience

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

Typing at a desk with a CONKA shot beside the keyboard

Neuroscience

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 CONKA

Neuroscience

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 CONKA

Neuroscience

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 CONKA

Neuroscience

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 CONKA

Neuroscience

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