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Lucid Dreaming as an Exploration of Human Consciousness
I had a lucid dream once, when I was 10. In the dream, I was walking through my house. There were a bunch of pink balloons. Naturally, I grabbed one, and that’s when the laws of physics took a vacation. My feet lifted off the ground. I was flying. And then I thought to myself:
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Trapped Minds: Rethinking Consciousness in Vegetative States
A nightmare: being trapped in your own body, unable to move or signal awareness to anyone, listening to your loved ones talk casually about pulling the plug on you to “save you the pain.” Being conscious, but unable to prove your own consciousness. It’s a nightmare, indeed. But one that comes true all too often.
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The Neuroscience of the Aesthetic Experience
Look at a Jackson Pollock painting and you might find yourself drawn to a particular drip of paint. Without even realizing it, you’ll inch your nose close to the canvas, trying to get a better look. Then the museum guard is screaming at you and you become aware of yourself again and pull away. What
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Start being more bored
You’re destroying your creativity, attention span, and humanity: lessons from the neuroscience of boredom. Here’s what you think boredom is: Humans problematize inoccupation when they assign the label “boredom” to their state of being. Boredom is defined by Oxford Languages as “feeling weary because one is unoccupied or lacks interest in one’s current activity.” Weary is defined as “feeling or showing tiredness,
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The latest neuroscience of daytime naps
A group of researchers simulated a 2-week school environment, where adolescents were allowed set amounts of time, either split into a daytime nap and nighttime rest, or continuous nighttime sleep [1]. This paper (along with supplementary research) provides compelling evidence that an afternoon nap can greatly restore cognition, revitalize energy levels, and improve memory. We
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Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TSY) to treat impulsivity: a proposal
A neuroscience-backed proposal for using yoga as therapy to treat developmental trauma and other impulsivity-deficit inducing experiences. What is Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TSY)? Trauma sensitive yoga is an adapted version of traditional yoga specifically for individuals affected by psychological trauma. The practice originated in 2001 and since has gained considerable popularity, but not enough to
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The Optimal Ashwagandha Protocol: Stop Stressing
You’ve been taking ashwagandha incorrectly. Here’s the latest science and what you need to know to optimize your intake.
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