Brain & Mind
What Is Déjà Vu? The Science Behind “I’ve Been Here Before”
Why does déjà vu happen? The brain processes and memory theories behind the feeling of having lived a moment before — and when déjà vu can be a warning sign.
Brain & Mind
Dreams, memory, emotions and the mysterious workings of the brain.
Brain & Mind
Why Do We Dream? What Science Knows About Dreams
What are dreams for, and why do we forget most of them? What the brain does during sleep and the strongest scientific theories about the purpose of dreaming.
Brain & Mind
Why Do Songs Get Stuck in Your Head? The Science of Earworms
Why does a song loop in your mind for days? How earworms form, which songs stick the most, and the research-backed ways to get rid of them.
Brain & Mind
Why Do We Forget? The Forgetting Curve and Science-Backed Ways to Remember
Why do we forget what we learn so quickly? Ebbinghaus’s forgetting curve, the main reasons for forgetting, and the study methods that make memories last.
Brain & Mind
Why Can’t You Tickle Yourself? Your Brain’s Prediction Machine
Someone else’s fingers leave you helpless with laughter, but your own do nothing. The reason is your brain predicting the result of your own movements.