Mary Martin

Summary: Researchers find that intense focus on music triggers powerful emotional responses with therapeutic benefits.

Compassion, as well as the way it metabolizes pain, is decidedly analog.

An experiment seven years in the making has uncovered new insights into the nature of consciousness and challenges two prominent, competing scientific theories: Integrated Information Theory (IIT) and Global Neuronal Workspace Theory (GNWT).

1. IIT suggests that consciousness emerges when information inside a system (like the brain) is highly connected

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Handwriting, compared to typing, results in more complex brain connectivity patterns, enhancing learning and memory. This study used EEG data from 36 students to compare brain activity while writing by hand and typing.

Handwriting, whether in cursive on a touchscreen or traditional pen and paper, activated extensive brain regions, vital for memory... See more

What happens when what we’re thinking becomes increasingly transparent to technology and therefore to the rest of the world?

FM is a likely antecedent of financial well-being.