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VIDEO – Why Do We Dream? 26 Aug 2013 | 09:36 am
In this video Michael Stevens speaks about the strong link between REM sleep and memory. He also raises the thought stirring question – “Do dreams serve a primary purpose?”
Breaking It Gently – Telling A Child About Divorce 3 Aug 2013 | 11:10 am
Happily ever after is often something that you only see in fairy tales. Seldom does this occur in real life, even with couples who profess undying love to each other on their wedding day. There are ma...
Sharp Mind Illusion 2 Aug 2013 | 08:13 am
Consider the card posted above. Do you perceive any mistakes?
Are B Vitamins The Ultimate Brain Booster? 2 Aug 2013 | 07:52 am
Nearly everyone is looking for ways to improve brain function and mental focus these days. Often times, we zero in on specific behaviors and actions that can provide optimum results — but rarely do w...
VIDEO – Why Are Things Creepy? 23 Jul 2013 | 06:45 pm
Michael Stevens highlights the positive effect that fear can have on our personal health, but questions the reason for our fear of objects that might not be inherently dangerous. In essence, he asks –...
Top 5 Most Bizarre Mental Illnesses – Infographic 15 Jul 2013 | 07:36 am
It is estimated that 1 in 5 Americans have some type of mental disorder . In 2011, it was reported that approximately 11.4 million adult Americans suffer from serious mental illness. Out of all the cu...
The Positive Foundations Of Neuro-Linguistical Programming 2 Jul 2013 | 06:41 pm
Despite its seemingly complex title, NLP, or Neuro-Linguistical Programming, is really not at all complicated. In fact, fundamentally, it is simply about studying the proposition of positive foundati...
VIDEO – Is your red the same as my red? 29 Jun 2013 | 10:03 pm
Vsauce’s Michael Stevens asks extremely thought provoking questions regarding the human perception of color and whether or not our experiences and ideas regarding color are the same between different ...
The Stroop Effect Experiment 26 Jun 2013 | 02:15 am
In a landmark experiment in 1935, John Ridley Stroop demonstrated a cognitive effect which has fascinated psychologists for centuries. In the first of a series of experiments reported in his dissertat...
The Ups and Downs of Bipolar Disorder – Infographic 19 Jun 2013 | 09:39 am
Bipolar disorder (also referred to as bipolar affective disorder) is a mood disorder in which afflicted persons experience alternating episodes of mania (characterized by frenzy, elevated energy level...
