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Supercontinent Pangea is formed like?
Perhaps the supercontinents were formed when a hot rock stream erupted from deep within the earth between the continents, pushing them apart until all the land on the ea…
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How is memory formed and recreated?
What is memory made of? One thing is for sure, the cells in the brain.
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Human personality is within the brain itself
With a brain imaging machine, researchers have captured the fluctuating images of neurons in the brain when one is happy on another's pain, emotional signs of factional…
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Why shouldn't a mobile phone be used while driving?
People think that talking on a mobile phone while driving doesn't seem safe, but what happens in the brain when it combines these two activities doesn't prove it.
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Living near the park is still lazy to exercise
Living close to a green place does not make people exercise much more, researchers say.
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Why are painful memories in life so intense
Emotional memories of tragedies in life such as accidents, wars or serious diseases are stored for a long time in the brain. This makes effective treatment difficult. Re…
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Anger is also beneficial
The long-held concept still holds that people just like pleasant feelings - like excitement - and avoid unpleasant feelings - like anger. But that is not always true.
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Decision making can be an unconscious activity
Contrary to what we still believe, decision making can be a process due to the fact that mental activities unconsciously control the majority. A group of scientists have…
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Boring work makes your brain go stupid
The monotonous repetitive tasks push our brains into the state
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Why make us comfortable scratching?
Scratching the itch will temporarily turn off areas of the brain associated with feelings and unpleasant memories, so make us relax and feel more comfortable.
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The brain learns better at night
The time of day influences the ability of the brain to learn, in which the learner brain is more effective at night - Martin Sale researcher at the University of Adelaid…
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Beneficial long legs like?
For years, scientists have known that the energy consumption of walking and jogging is highly related to the activities performed by muscles to lift and move limbs. But…
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Why do we sleep?
We spend about a third of our lives sleeping. Sleeplessness is very important to human health - no one can spend a few days without sleep. And that is probably the least…
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The future depends on the past
Our ability to dream about the future is closely related to the ability to recall the past, and even depends on it. A new study has helped explain the strange phenomenon…