Study: Chocolate Might Be as Good for the Brain as Exercise
Overpriced Lululemon pants to the left, to the left: chocolate might be as good for your brain (but not necessarily…
Weird Scratching Noise in Woman's Head Turns Out to Be Brain-Maggots
Following a trip to Peru, a British woman went to the doctor with what she thought was an ear infection. She just…
Orgasms Are Better for Brains Than Crosswords
Sudoku or crosswords are decent mental exercises, but only in certain parts of the brain. Orgasms, however, work the…
Mild ‘Shock’ to the Brain Lets People See Others as More Attractive
Do you find yourself surrounded by uggos on a near-constant basis? Do you ever despair that the world is just crawling…
Baby, It's Cold Outside (But Bundle Up And Go Improve Your Cognitive Skills)
Although it always becomes tempting around this time of the year to watch a marathon of Angel on Instant Netflix do…
Female Brain Recovers More Quickly From Alcoholism Than the Male Brain
The long-term effects of alcohol abuse have always been linked to white matter reduction in the brain, which carries…
Harvard Freezer Malfunction Destroys Dozens of Brains, Sets Back Autism Research by Years
As advanced as we've gotten with our scientific and technological skills, it seems as we can still be brought down by…
Sugar Is Making Us Stupid
As we all know, everything delicious is terrible for you. That is especially true of sweets, which are so tasty but…
Do You Have Tapeworms In Your Brain? Maybe.
Mother Nature has already given us so many things to be terrified of in this world—flesh eating bacteria, tsunamis, Tan…
Do You Really Want to Know What's Going on in Your Dog's Brain?
We love our dogs so much and are so close to them that we often feel like we know exactly what they're thinking. We…
Your Facebook Addiction May Really Be an Addiction
It's hard to believe, but there was a time, less than a decade ago, when Facebook didn't even exist. There was no way…
Can Babies Learn to Be Tiny Bigots?
We like to think of babies as being totally blank slates, open to all experiences and loving everyone and everything…
Bad at Math? Don't Worry, You Were Born That Way
You know how some people clam up and freeze and poop their pants and start crying when presented with a math problem…
Can a Pill Really Cure Racism?
For so long, we've thought that racism was a product of our culture and of ignorance. We assumed it would take decades,…
Your Brain Doesn't Know the Difference Between Ice Cream and Crack
We all joke about being addicted to dessert or salt or various other vices, but in the case of ice cream, one new study…
Sleeplessness Will Make Your Brain Explode
That's kind of what a new study makes it sound like, at least. Here's how Forbes puts it:
Going Hungry Can Make You Crazy, But It May Keep You From Going Senile
If you are one of those lucky people who doesn't feel like a light-headed piece of crap when you fast, you might not be…
Do You Have What It Takes to Win a Love Competition?
Have you ever tried to love someone as hard as you could for five minutes? It sounds like a strange thing to attempt,…
Just How Bad Is Child Abuse in America? Very.
Child abuse is a dark and depressing reality in American life, but until now, it's never been clear just how widespread…
If Ladies Just Had More Self-Confidence, They'd Be Able To Read A Goddamn Map
You know how women can't read a map or park a car, because their poor ladybrains just can't handle complex spatial…