Kneading your stress away: how baking can calm your brain
Baking isn’t just a holiday tradition; research shows that cooking and baking can reduce stress and improve emotional well-being. Here’s what neuroscience can tell us about why it works.
Helena Olraun
Dopamine: the chemical gatekeeper of your working memory
In a previous blog, we discussed the concept of working memory gating: the brain’s mechanism
Beyond joy and sadness: how emotions evolve as we grow
This summer, we’re kicking off a new series in collaboration with BrainHelpDesk—a platform that was relaunched
What can you see with your mind’s eye?
Think of an apple. What do you “see” in your mind’s “eye”? A vivid image
Cryptomnesia: How “original” ideas can be accidental plagiarism
Have you ever produced a brilliant idea, only to have someone point out it’s oddly similar to something that came out years ago? This phenomenon is called cryptomnesia and occurs when you have encountered something previously, but it is hidden from your conscious memory, leading you to believe it’s a novel idea
Layer by Layer: How laminar fMRI captures the brain in action
Functional MRI (fMRI) has long been a core method to study brain function. Conventional fMRI,
The Future of Brain Science: Non-invasive brain stimulation
Noninvasive brain stimulation techniques can be broadly classified as electrical, magnetic, or sonographic. Let’s take a glimpse at the most common ones and their promising future.
Mind over matter: The power of cognitive reserve
Aging and aging related disorders like Alzheimer’s are often associated with cognitive decline. But we can all help our brain to prepare for later years by building up our mental reserves across our lifetime.
The future of the mind
What are the promises and risks of digitalization for our brains? To answer this question, The Future of the Mind symposium at the Donders Institute explored the intersection of behavioral and neuroscience, artificial intelligence, ethics, economy, philosophy, and law.
Blue cars everywhere – The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon
Have you ever learned a new word or concept, only to start noticing it everywhere? This is called the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon, and it is not just exclusive to learning a new language.