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Brain
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The Brain’s Ability to Look Within: A Secret to Well-Being
Tapping into our ability to turn attention inward empowers and heals.
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Dopamine Not About Pleasure (Anymore)
Low levels of dopamine make people and other animals less likely to work for things, so it has more to do with motivation and cost/benefit analyses than pleasure itself.
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The Neuroscience of Creativity
Studying the part of the brain associated with creativity.
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Social and Mechanical Reasoning Inhibit Each Other
The brain can't engage in social and mechanical reasoning at the same time.
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Art and Neuroscience: a State of the Union
Neuroscience is providing a new language for questions of art and mind.
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Musical Creativity and the Brain
Brain imaging studies reveal the neural underpinnings of spontaneous musical creativity. Improvisation activates brain areas associated with language and sensorimotor skills and deactivates areas at rest during dreaming and meditation.
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Our Storytelling Minds: Do We Ever Really Know What’s Going on Inside?
We formulate stories about our own behavior and that of others all the time. If we’re not sure about the details, we make them up – or rather, our brain does, without so much as thinking about asking our permission.
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Alcohol and the Creative Process
A new study reveals how alcohol can enhance the creative process.
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Why We Believe Our Own Lies
The power of cognitive dissonance in our daily lives.
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Change the Way You Look at Things and the Things You Look at Change
We see no more than we expect to see.
