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Gene editing, mRNA technology for developing vaccines and cognitive behavioral therapy rank among the most recognized ...

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The first line of treatment for chronic, intractable sleeplessness, per the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, is cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia ... as-autoimmune-disorder is only a wisp ...

The authors argue that the current digital attention economy is an outcome of intentional design rooted in the business models of major technology platforms. Social media apps, content platforms, and ...

Understanding others’ beliefs—especially false ones—is key to human communication and begins to develop between ages three ...

Pandemic-level illness, a nation-wide mental health crisis, and healthcare worker burnout are fueling a reimagined future for ...

We can't see what other people are thinking, so we have to infer it and that's very crucial for our communication as humans.

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Art and literature hint at past people’s psyches. Now computers can identify patterns in those cognitive fossils, but human expertise remains crucial.

New research proposes a unified theory of brain function based on criticality—a state where the brain teeters between order ...