Western medicine needs to study the mind-body connection more. The year was 1932, and M...
Western medicine needs to study the mind-body connection more. The year was 1932, and M...
Even laughter, with all of its cultural associations, is the product of specialized net...
The human brain has an innate propensity for spiritual experiences. Not all neurologica...
Many delusions are neurological, rather than psychological, in origin. Mrs. Dodd had gr...
What we might see as “delusions” are rational from the perspective of a patient’s alter...
Perception involves many different processes – and not all of them are conscious. When ...
Phantom limb syndrome is caused by a misalignment between our internal body image and t...
Neurological disorders offer insight into the functions of each part of the brain. Let’...
The somatic marker hypothesis can explain the role of emotions in practical reasoning. ...
Elliot’s story provides one final clue to the secret of practical reasoning. We’re now ...
Secondary emotions are acquired over time, and depend on the VPC. Now imagine you come ...
After suffering damage to his VPC, Elliot’s emotional life was severely diminished – bu...
Our emotions provide our brains with important information and guidance. At first glanc...
Further observations of Elliot’s behavior led the author to a surprising revelation. As...
There’s more to practical reasoning than just the VPC. Let’s sum up what we’ve learned ...
Gage’s story suggests that the ventromedial prefrontal cortex plays an important role i...
The story of Phineas Gage provides a dramatic example of how brain damage can provide u...
We can understand the functions of the brain’s different parts by observing the consequ...
You too can resist interference from digital devices while socializing. If you ever pop...
A few hacks will reduce interference while driving. Cognitive-control improvements can ...