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Brain Size Evolution: Accidental Mutations Give Humans X-Men-Like Brainpower 3x Our Closest Cousins

Filed Under: Mind/Brain

Brain Size Evolution: Accidental Mutations Give Humans X-Men-Like Brainpower 3x Our Closest Cousins
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Human Brain Size Explanation. Chance Evolution Of 3 Mutations:
So the quest to know ourselves has been a long one.

Whether it’s the different projects directed at AI, or tracing all the brain’s connections,

Something about humanity is always searching for a type of mirror.

-Especially when that research proves we are not really 99% the “same” as a chimpanzee, or even 50% banana.

One of the biggest puzzles is how/why we all have such big Brains compared to other animals,

And in a strange X-Men-level twist of accidents, science just found out a big piece…

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Sleeping In On The Weekend: Can Changing Your Alarm-Clock For Two Days Change Your Life, Or Ruin It?

Filed Under: Mind/Brain

Sleeping In On The Weekend: Can Changing Your Alarm-Clock For Two Days Change Your Life, Or Ruin It?
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Weekend Sleep, Does A Few Extra Hours Actually Do Anything?:
Cats can teach us many things. Most especially, the value of Sleep.

As Science tries to become as wise as cats, it too is discovering the extreme value of getting a good night’s sleep. And all the problems from not getting one.

Whether you’re trying to solve the Night Owl / Standard Work Day conundrum with Sara Mednick’s recommended naps, or fixing your other weekly sins.

Researchers in Sweden took the idea of a Daily nap and ran with it to try fixing the most-serious problems from sleep-debt, and the answers are cautiously-surprising…

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Different Emotions From Alcohol: Welsh Researchers Track Down The Specific Psychology Of Spirits, Hopefully Black-Out, Cause International Tornadoes In-Process…

Filed Under: Mind/Brain

Different Emotions From Alcohol: Welsh Researchers Track Down The Specific Psychology Of Spirits, Hopefully Black-Out, Cause International Tornadoes In-Process…
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Pick Your Poison:
As you wade through the sea of feelings and alcoholic drinks at the end-of-year festivities, or festivities at any time,

You may pick one or another for an emotional, contextual, or even marketing-“appropriate” reason.

And though people have laughed-off the idea of different drinks doing different things,

And the Cthulhulian-mythos of “Tequila Drunk”,

Science is figuring-out that those ideas may not be such old-wives’ tales after all…

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Social Drinking Benefits For Men. Boys’ Night Out Twice A Week At The Pub Keeps Men Healthy

Filed Under: Mind/Brain

Social Drinking Benefits For Men. Boys’ Night Out Twice A Week At The Pub Keeps Men Healthy
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Evo-Psych Savannah Guy Has A New Number:
So Evolutionary Psychologist and fan of Real Ale, Dr. Robin Dunbar is out with another pronouncement.

It may not get as much press as his famous “Dunbar Number”,

Which is based on the Savannah Theory and guesses at the maximum # of social connections a person can handle (150).

But it may be just as important,

Especially for men who need to get out of the house, or at least kick the women out of the Man Cave…

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Dopamine Motivates Human Intelligence: Science Finds The Origin Of Awesome In Strange Location Of Happiness Brain-Cells

Filed Under: Mind/Brain

Dopamine Motivates Human Intelligence: Science Finds The Origin Of Awesome In Strange Location Of Happiness Brain-Cells
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Surprise, Surprise, Surprise!:
Ok, so some human intelligence researchers at Yale were minding their own business one day comparing our brains to monkeys.

They were trying to figure out what makes ours so great; since primates are so close to us.

And what they found was a bit of a surprise.

You see, many of the 180+ parts of our brains do very different things,

But Science is also finding increasingly-specific and weird bits inside those regions, and it surprises them every time, especially this one…

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Gratitude And Health: It Might Be One Of The Hidden Keys To Lasting Well-Being. 5 Reasons Why + Bonus!

Filed Under: Mind/Brain, Video

Gratitude And Health: It Might Be One Of The Hidden Keys To Lasting Well-Being. 5 Reasons Why + Bonus!


Gratitude’s Booster-Shot! Health Can Come From Surprising Places:
Gratitude resurfaces at a time of year when we’re reminded of the virtues we tend to gloss-over,

Sadly, that quality can get lost in the whirl and rush of the 12th month just as we tried to remember it 30+ days before.

Christmas is about thoughtfulness and generosity. New Year’s Eve is about celebrating. And New Year’s Day is about self-reflection.

But in the case of the namesake virtue from that sports & binge-fest holiday in November,

Science says it can actually inspire great things in you; besides just arguing with distant relatives and diversifying the dessert narrative in your life…

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Nostalgia’s Health Benefits: Fond Memories Give You A Stockpile Of Grit, Optimism, & Strength

Filed Under: Mind/Brain

Nostalgia’s Health Benefits: Fond Memories Give You A Stockpile Of Grit, Optimism, & Strength
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The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year:
Each fall & winter, social nostalgia drives us to revisit people from various parts of our lives as the holidays come around,

Including our Families, which may be more or less dreaded according to the extent your life does not meet their expectations.

Depending on your Thanksgiving/Friendsgiving situation, those reunions can range from dreary obligations, to Texas-sized reality-TV fiascos,

All the way to something so touching you want to remember it the rest of your life.

And if you’re in the last camp, Science may just have some great news for you…

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Stopping Alzheimer’s & Even Reversing It May Be Possible With A Forgotten Drug. What’s Old Is New Again!

Filed Under: Disease, Mind/Brain

Stopping Alzheimer’s & Even Reversing It May Be Possible With A Forgotten Drug. What’s Old Is New Again!
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What’s Old Is New Again!:
So one miracle drug that reversed Alzheimer’s Disease in trials is something we’ve told you about before.

We’ve also told you about another miracle drug that’s a little more famous.

Well researchers at the Gladstone Institutes are throwing us another curveball that’s like a combination of the two strangely-enough.

A not-so-famous cousin of a drug we all know may have surprising beneficial properties similar to both of these…

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