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Loneliness is not only linked to a higher rate of depression in our elders, but also to Alzheimer's disease.

When we are in a relationship we focus more on the negatives than the positives, so we end up seeing the glass as half empty.

Reading favors concentration, increases the gray matter of the brain, makes us more empathetic and we have more professional success.

Many people really find it impossible not to react or not be extremely moved by the crying of a child.

A team of neuroscientists has revealed why when we lie or cheat it is easier for us to continue lying than to offer the truth.

Do we have enough technology to decode brain signals and transmit information from mind to mind? Interview with José Luis Cordeiro.

Revealing the configuration of this marijuana receptor will help enrich the development of new drugs and better understand their risks.

According to an Australian study recently published in 'Chemosensory Perception', people with psychopathic tendencies, in addition to being manipulative, antisocial and addicted to strong emotions, have a stunted sense of smell, something that is attributed to a malfunction of the frontal region of the brain. In this same area of our brain reside the neurons in charge of impulse control, planning and the ability to act according to social norms.