By Ken PallerProfessor of Psychology and director of the Cognitive Neuroscience ProgramNorthwestern University By Dr. Satoru SuzukiProfessor of Psychology Northwestern University Introduction Consciousness is the ultimate mystery. What is it and…
Sleep paralysis is an enigmatic, terrifying condition in which the mind is awake but the body is asleep. But how much do we actually know about it? By Dr. Dan DenisMarie Skłodowska-Curie Senior Research Fellow University of York Introduction “I awake in bed ……
About half of us will experience at least one lucid dream in our lives, where we are aware and may be able to take control of it. What can this tell us about consciousness? By Dr. Dan DenisMarie Skłodowska-Curie Senior Research Fellow University…
Nature has long been framed as a cure for human ailments. When Jessica J Lee began swimming and walking on Hampstead Heath, she wondered how it might help her recover…
Both psychologists and neuroscientists are interested in how working memory holds on to items over brief intervals. By Dr. Alex BurmesterTechnical Officer Deakin University Introduction When you need to remember a phone number, a shopping…
Humans have a default mode in their brains that lead them to worry, but there are many ways to switch gears. By Dr. James CarmodyProfessor of Medicine and Population Health SciencesUMass Chan Medical School Introduction A new…
A resonance theory of consciousness suggests that the way all matter vibrates, and the tendency for those vibrations to sync up, might be a way to answer the so-called ‘hard problem’ of consciousness. By Tam HuntAffiliate Guest in PsychologyUniversity of California, Santa Barbara Introduction Why is my…
