Meet the prefrontal cortex: The CEO of your brain
Have you ever drafted a fiercely sarcastic text message to someone because they said something...
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K J Foxhall Why fear affects your memory
You are standing at a podium, sitting down for a crucial exam, or right in...
Hack your internal hardware: Mastering the limbic system
Recommended reading: Limbic System: Amygdala, Hypothalamus, Septal Nuclei, Cingulate, Hippocampus: Emotion, Memory, Language, Development, Evolution,...
The 9-minute life-or-death crisis: Inside the brain that is addicted to urgency
A man ran in front of my car, risked his life, just to get a...
The famous patients associated with the amygdala
Deep within the temporal lobe sits the amygdala, an almond-shaped cluster of nuclei. For decades,...
The mighty amygdala, your inner alarm system
Reference reading: Poppy and the Overactive Amygdala Picture this, you are reaching behind the sofa...
AI and the amygdala (July/August 2026)
Please click here to view the accompanying text to this poster. The showdown between biology...
Editor Why laughter truly is the best medicine
Recommended reading: Ha! The Science of When We Laugh and Why by Scott Weems We...
Introduction to the amygdala
Reference reading: Poppy and the Overactive Amygdala The amygdala acts as the bridge between raw...
How to hack your brain with neuroplasticity
Reference reading: NEUROPSYCHOLOGY Summarized: The User’s Guide to the Human Brain: Understanding Neuroscience, Memory, and...