neuroscience

Why Won’t My Brain Shut Off When I Need to Sleep?

Super cool that I just remembered the time I wet my pants in the second grade. Really would rather be asleep, though

How Does the Brain Process Attraction?

A neurobiologist explains what’s going on in your head when beauty has mesmerized the eyes

Our Very Microchipped Future: Everything We’ll Be Able to Control With Our Minds

And how Big Tech might be able to control us

To Hack the Brain’s Pleasure System, You Have to Conquer Fear

There’s a reason people love things like BDSM and public sex — it’s the thrill that gets us off, and thrill comes from your brain’s calculated interpretation of fear. Here’s how to tap into it all for better, more intimate sex