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The Tragic Story of the Most Famous Amnesiac and Pictures of His Brain

Henry Molaison's brain has been preserved forever as a Google Map.

Children who are raised by same-sex parents do just as well in social development, education and emotionally as those raised by heterosexual couples, an Australian review of the research finds.

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→ Jeremy Dean is a psychologist and author of PsyBlog. His latest book is
"Making Habits, Breaking Habits: How to Make Changes That Stick"

The Psychology of Storytelling and Empathy, Animated

I want to tell you a story about two neurochemicals...

→ Jeremy Dean is a psychologist and author of PsyBlog. His latest book is
"Making Habits, Breaking Habits: How to Make Changes That Stick"

Brain Map of Love and Desire

Is there any connection between love and sexual desire in the brain?

→ Jeremy Dean is a psychologist and author of PsyBlog. His latest book is
"Making Habits, Breaking Habits: How to Make Changes That Stick"

Neurofeedback: 6 Fascinating Effects of Watching and Shaping Your Own Brainwaves

Calmer, more efficient, balanced and happier. Could watching and shaping your own brainwaves do this?

→ Jeremy Dean is a psychologist and author of PsyBlog. His latest book is
"Making Habits, Breaking Habits: How to Make Changes That Stick"

Later School Start Times Improve Sleep and Daytime Functioning in Adolescents

How much extra sleep can make a difference to adolescent depression?

→ Jeremy Dean is a psychologist and author of PsyBlog. His latest book is
"Making Habits, Breaking Habits: How to Make Changes That Stick"

How Thinking Works: 10 Brilliant Cognitive Psychology Studies Everyone Should Know

How experts think, the power of framing, the miracle of attention, the weird world of cognitive biases and more...

→ Jeremy Dean is a psychologist and author of PsyBlog. His latest book is
"Making Habits, Breaking Habits: How to Make Changes That Stick"

Painless Brain Stimulation Improves Mental Arithmetic in Five Days

Transcranial Random Noise Stimulation can improve learning and speed up mental calculations.

→ Jeremy Dean is a psychologist and author of PsyBlog. His latest book is
"Making Habits, Breaking Habits: How to Make Changes That Stick"

Men Forget More Than Women

It's a mystery: men report their memory is worse than women.

→ Jeremy Dean is a psychologist and author of PsyBlog. His latest book is
"Making Habits, Breaking Habits: How to Make Changes That Stick"

Mindfulness at School Decreases Chance of Developing Depression

Positive results from best study yet carried out on teaching mindfulness in schools.

→ Jeremy Dean is a psychologist and author of PsyBlog. His latest book is
"Making Habits, Breaking Habits: How to Make Changes That Stick"

The Myth of Cognitive Decline: Elderly Know More and Use it Better

A steady decline? Experts question whether the human brain really slows down with age.

→ Jeremy Dean is a psychologist and author of PsyBlog. His latest book is
"Making Habits, Breaking Habits: How to Make Changes That Stick"