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Science Finally Says We Should Never Work 40 Hours A Week

Adults Mental Health
Researchers have found that working long hours could be putting your mental and physical health at serious risk.

Aphasia: The disorder that makes you lose your words - Susan Wortman-Jutt

Adults Mental Health
Language is an essential part of our lives that we often take for granted. But, if the delicate web of language networks in your brain became disrupted by stroke, illness, or trauma, you could find yourself truly at a loss for words.

How playing sports benefits your body and your brain

Adults Mental Health
The victory of the underdog. The last minute penalty shot that wins the tournament. The training montage. Many people love to glorify victory on the field, cheer for teams, and play sports. But should we be obsessed with sports?

What If You Hear Voices In Your Head?

Adults Mental Health
Why do some people hear voices?

What Happens When Your Brain Is Split

Adults Mental Health
What Happens When Your Brain Is Split In Two - And You Survive?

Is ADHD An Advantage?

Adults Mental Health
Could ADHD be an evolutionary advantage?

How stress affects your brain

Adults Mental Health
Stress isn't always a bad thing; it can be handy for a burst of extra energy and focus, like when you're playing a competitive sport or have to speak in public. But when it's continuous, it actually begins to change your brain. Madhumita Murgia shows how chronic stress can affect brain size, its structure, and how it functions, right down to the level of your genes.

Can Stress Actually Kill You?

Adults Mental Health
Should you stress about stress?

What is Deja Vu?!

Adults Mental Health
Most of us have felt it before, that strange sensation that you've been somewhere or seen something before, as if you already remembered what's happening. Are you psychic? Nope, that's just deja vu. Why does deja vu happen? Well, scientists aren't completely sure, but they've got a few good theories about it.

A Message to the Depressed.

Adults Mental Health
Depression is frightening but you're never alone.

How playing an instrument benefits your brain - Anita Collins

Adults Mental Health
When you listen to music, multiple areas of your brain become engaged and active. But when you actually play an instrument, that activity becomes more like a full-body brain workout. What's going on? Anita Collins explains the fireworks that go off in musicians' brains when they play, and examines some of the long-term positive effects of this mental workout.

7 Myths About The Brain You Thought Were True

Adults Mental Health
Blow your mind with these brain myths!