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Health & Fitness | Health News

3 Breathing Exercises to Calm the Brain, Reduce Stress, and Cure Anxiety

When you breathe correctly, you pump cerebrospinal fluid into the brain to reduce stress and cure anxiety. You've ...

Psychology | Psychology

Research: Depression is probably not caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain

A new study from academics at UCL may change the way we view and treat depression. Find out more about the implications.

Science & Technology | Science

Physicists overturn a 100-year-old assumption on how brains work

The human brain contains a little over 80-odd billion neurons, each joining with other cells to create trillions of connections called synapses.

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Jet lag cure: Could eye drops ease symptoms when travelling long haul? | The Independent

Cells in the eye are key to regulating humans’ circadian rhythm, according to a scientific study. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh found that a group of cells in the retina communicate directly with the region of the brain that deals with the

Psychology | Psychology & Psychological Research

Why are dreams such potent vehicles for the supernatural?

The world’s great religions and spiritual journeys emerged from dreams and visions. Neurochemistry tells us how

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Your Brain Has A 'Physics Engine' And Scientists Have Located It

The brain knows instinctively how to predict when accidents are about to happen.