Tag: Neuroscience
A recent neuroscience study at the University of Minnesota has shown that rats are capable of feeling regret. This was previously thought to be a uniquely human emotion, and yet, it is also experienced by furry creatures who live in the subway tracks and feed on discarded pizza crusts. Speaking with A. David Redish, Ph.D. and A. David Redish, […]
Discover magazine brings us the story of “Mr. B,” a Dutch man who suffered from severe anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Mr. B’s doctors gave him a brain-stimulation implant to treat his symptoms, and it worked: Mr. B. reported he felt very confident, calm and assertive and he started to call himself “Mr. B. II”, the new […]
Neuroscientists — and anyone who’s ever had the pleasure of attending a frat party — have already proven that drunk men tend to overestimate their own powers of seduction. A recent study suggests that sleep deprivation causes similar effects in men’s brains, resulting in a significant inability to judge whether women want to have sex with them. Researchers […]
