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Our sensory contact with external reality is limited by the narrow ranges that our sense organs can register. We can see only a small part of the electromagnetic spectrum mostly because Earth’s ...

What is the relation between the mind (thoughts, perceptions, sensations, emotions) and the physical body? The traditional answer, assumed by all religions that believe in an afterlife, is dualism: ...

Think of the last time you concentrated deeply to solve a challenging problem. To crack a math puzzle or determine a chess move, for example, you might have had to screen multiple strategies and ...

A sharper, more resilient mind starts here. Monday Test Your Knowledge Tuesday MIND Your Diet Wednesday Try a New Workout Thursday Play a Game Welcome to Day 2 of the Brain Health Challenge. Today, we ...

The Harvard Business Review conducted a series of studies to try to understand why Americans are "so impressed by busyness" and found that the "more we believe that one has the opportunity for success ...