thisismental

Want more neurons?

Until relatively recently scientists weren’t sure that adults were able to generate new neurons in their brains.

Human Brain Cells in Mice

This is a short story but one that has blown. my. mind.

Do you remember reading this article last week?

You did, you read it.

Want to Improve your Memory? Jump to Conclusions

Why spoiled (b)rats are useless in the workplace

Want someone to trust you? Give them this hormonal nasal spray

THIS. IS. MENTAL.

Paul J. Zack (Professor and founding Director of the Center for Neuroeconomics Studies) found, through a series of experiments, a hormone that can be manufactured and…

What’s the opposite of loneliness?

Intuitively, and given the current rhetoric around the subject, I’d forgive you for rolling your eyes and murmuring “community” as if we’ve solved the issue that’s plaguing our modern world.