Mind Sciences Institute

01/17/2024

🤔Ever thought about stepping into someone's dreams, much like the captivating concept in the movie "Inception" starring Leonardo DiCaprio? ✨🌌Surprisingly, it's not as farfetched as it seems. In 2021, researchers engaged in fascinating "conversations" with lucid dreamers, delving into realms that included grappling with math problems.

Curious about the details? Dive into the intriguing world of dreams and science through this eye-opening article:

Dreaming experiments involved real-time conversations between sleepers and scientists

10/01/2023

Is Consciousness Part of the Fabric of the Universe?
Physicists and philosophers recently met to debate a theory of consciousness called panpsychism. Read on: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-consciousness-part-of-the-fabric-of-the-universe/?fbclid=IwAR1mZvT1sSxuVHtq4R51P4SbX6qL0WQ8shObd49wpVdTjE0H9iEEvUMXsP8

Physicists and philosophers recently met to debate a theory of consciousness called panpsychism

07/09/2023

Creating a memory takes energy, and brains only have so much. A study using snails shows how they can be primed for future learning.

07/09/2023

A new theory of how the brain works — neural transduction theory — might upend everything we know about consciousness and the universe itself.

07/05/2023

Yes, You Can Control Your Dreams: The Strange Science of Lucid Dreaming. Once dismissed as a new age fad, lucid dreaming has gained attention as a possible performance enhancer and therapeutic tool.

Once dismissed as a new age fad, lucid dreaming has gained attention as a possible performance enhancer and therapeutic tool.

05/22/2023

This neuroscientist offers research and practical advice on how we can help our brains grow new cells (at any age!) — leading to improved mood, memory and function:

Can we, as adults, grow new neurons? Neuroscientist Sandrine Thuret says that we can, and she offers research and practical advice on how we can help our brains better perform neurogenesis—improving mood, increasing memory formation and preventing the decline associated with aging along the way.

05/01/2023

New research shows that rhythmic brain activity is key to temporarily maintaining important information in memory. Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester published these findings today in Current Biology that found brain rhythms—or patterns of neuron...

01/16/2023

New research indicates that consciousness may rely on quantum mechanics. Perhaps the brain does not operate in a "classical" way.

07/13/2022

Neuroscientists have gained new insight into how our brain evolved into a language-ready brain. Compared to chimpanzee brains, the pattern of connections of language areas in our brain has expanded more than previously thought. The researchers at Radboud University and University of Oxford publish t...

07/13/2022

Many of us are held back by the idea of ourselves that our egos have built and will do anything to maintain. Oftentimes this manifests as a fear of failure, an inability to start on new projects, or the evasion of responsibility. Here we have five suggestions on how to keep your ego in check.

Ever want to move forward but find you're in your own way?