Como a arquitetura afeta seu cérebro: A ligação entre a neurociência e o ambiente construído
Este artigo foi originalmente publicado pela Common Edge como «Sarah Williams Goldhagen on How the Brain Works and What It Means for Architecture.»
9 razões para usar a mesma roupa todos os dias
Que Mark Zuckerberg usa as mesmas roupas todos os dias – e Steve Jobs fazia o mesmo – qualquer pessoa observadora sabe. Mas nem todos entendem os verdadeiros motivos por trás dessa escolha, que tem até um nome: capsule wardrobe (ou guarda-roupa cápsula).
Creative Thought Has a Distinct Pattern in the Brain
It’s easy to recognize the byproducts of creativity: a masterful painting, a lyrical symphony, or even a well-crafted argument. But scientists have spent a long time trying to find creativity’s neurological correlate. What patterns and synaptic percolations result in a creatively churning mind?
We are predisposed to forgive, new research suggests
When assessing the moral character of others, people cling to good impressions but readily adjust their opinions about those who have behaved badly, according to new research.
To Make Sense of the Present, Brains May Predict the Future
A controversial theory suggests that perception, motor control, memory and other brain functions all depend on comparisons between ongoing actual experiences and the brain’s modeled expectations.
Brain injuries can cause some people to become violent criminals and pedophiles — here’s what scientists know so far about why that is
Four years ago, Chelsea fell head first onto the hardwood floor at her college. She had a seizure and stopped breathing, causing an anoxic injury — when the brain is damaged from not receiving enough oxygen.
Can Cannabis Use Lead to Increased Psychosis Relapse?
Clinical Context
Risk for relapse is high after the first episode of psychosis, creating a substantial personal and public health burden worldwide. Preventing relapse is an important treatment target because outcome during the first few years after psychotic episode onset is a leading determinant of long-term clinical and functional outcome. Finding modifiable risk factors for relapse is therefore essential.
Borderline: a vida à beira de um vulcão
A doença psíquica não é diferente das outras doenças. Ela é, apenas mais cruel, porque é invisível. Não há sinais físicos correlatos para quem sofre um transtorno de personalidade; não há febre; não há manchas espontâneas na pele; não há inchaços; nada que se possa ver num exame de raio x, ou mesmo numa sofisticada ressonância magnética. Leer Más