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Why does drinking water feel so good when you're thirsty?
By Margaret Osborne published
Drinking water triggers a variety of complex biochemical reactions that reward rehydration and help satiate our thirst.
How do you see pictures in your brain?
By Lynne Gauthier, Jiabin Shen published
Here’s how your brain visualizes scenarios that you’re not actually looking at with your eyes.
What causes people to 'choke' under pressure?
By Anna Gora, Christoph Schwaiger last updated
People who "choke" under pressure underperform in high-stakes situations out of stress and worry. But what causes this phenomenon?
Monkey study reveals science behind 'choking under pressure'
By Christoph Schwaiger published
When a person (or monkey) is facing stakes that are too high, the stress can interfere with neurons, affecting how they direct the body to execute movements, a study suggests.
Men have a daily hormone cycle — and it's synced to their brains shrinking from morning to night
By Nicoletta Lanese published
A month-long study of a man's brain revealed that its volume consistently shrunk over the course of each day and then reset overnight.
'What is normal today may not be normal in a year's time': Dr. Dinesh Bhugra on the idea of 'normal' in psychiatry
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Live Science spoke with leading psychiatrist Dr. Dinesh Bhugra ahead of his appearance at the HowTheLightGetsIn festival in London.
Pregnancy shrinks parts of the brain, leaving 'permanent etchings' postpartum
By Nicoletta Lanese published
A study tracks how the structure of the brain changes during pregnancy, drawing on brain scans gathered before, during and just after one person's pregnancy.
Why do we forget things we were just thinking about?
By Marilyn Perkins published
When the brain "juggles" information, things can fall through the cracks.
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