One of my questioners on Quora asked: “How does the passing around of electrical and chemical signals between neurons in our brains result in feelings and experiences?” In other words, why do humans ...

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The human brain is an amazingly mysterious organ. Although we control some brain functions, much of our brain’s inner workings are well beyond our control. Consider, for example, that it keeps our ...

Your brain isn't a single decision-making machine, but it's a dynamic battleground. Neuroscience reveals that what we often call “the brain” is actually three distinct systems that evolved over ...

At its core, we feel music—and now we are closer than ever to understanding why. One reason music has such an immediate ...

Psychology explains why overthinking gets worse at night and how unresolved emotions, stress hormones, and emotional processing trigger racing thoughts before sleep. TheHealthSite.com ...