The Neuroscience of Memory and How It Relates to Learning
The process of learning is a complex process that involves imprinting a certain task into your brain so that you...
The 5 Stages of Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s is the 6th leading cause of death in humans. It is a fatal neurodegenerative disease that gets worse over...
The Culprit of Alzheimer’s
– Amyloid Plaques – Many people have heard of Alzheimer’s disorder. Alzheimer’s is a progressive neurodegenerative disease, which means it...
Why Music Gets Stuck in Your Head?
Introduction Perhaps you’ve listened to a song, and it sounds very catchy. You start humming the tune, and before you...
The Cause of Amyloid Plaques
Amyloid plaques are one of the key identifiers of Alzheimer’s disease, one of the deadliest diseases in the world. There...
The Genetics of Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s disease is the 6th most common cause of death behind strokes and cerebrovascular disease. This disease is especially prevalent...
How We Get Dreams, Nightmares, or No Dreams at All
Dreams are a marvel of the human brain. One type of dream portrays the dreamer achieving their innermost desires and...
Fixed Intelligence Versus Malleable Intelligence, What’s the Difference?
Human intelligence has been hotly debated for centuries. Why are some people smarter than others? Are some people born with...
Empathy: The Brain’s Benevolent Mechanism
Empathy is an important emotion for humans as it allows us to help our fellow humans and it lets us...
The Neuroscience of Storytelling Part 6b: The ‘twist’ & ‘Sad’ Endings
Previously, I explained the significance of endings in a story and what reactions they trigger on a neural level. These...
The Neuroscience of Storytelling Part 6a: The ‘happy’ & ‘cliffhanger’ Endings
The ending of the story is the most important part of the story, along with the climax. The ending of...
The Neuroscience of Storytelling Part 5: The Falling Action
The falling action, that is, the events that take place after the climax that bring the story to a logical...
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