The Neuroscience Of … Human Nature
This blog is dedicated to exploring human nature, modern life, and psychological curiosities through the lens of neuroscience. The specific topics of these articles vary widely, and revolve around themes like philosophy, technology, social life, consumerism, & human consciousness.
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The Self is Time: Philosophy Meets The Psychology of Time Perception
How can philosophy make sense of the psychology of time?
Why The Neuroscience of Identity is Bound to Time and Memory
What happens to our identities when the hands of time move unpredictably?
Do We Have An Authentic Self? What Emimen Teaches Us About The Psychology of Identity
Will the Real Slim Shady please stand up?
The Psychology of Identity: Lessons from The Real Life Jason Bourne
Jason Bourne and Dissociative Fugue
The Philosophy of Travel and The Experience of Otherness
Can we travel without leaving the home?
The Psychology of Meritocracy and The Myth of The Self-Made Man
Can a person ever be “truly” self-made?
Beyond The Truman Show Delusion: Solipsism and The Neuroscience of Mentalization
How can our brains understand the brains of others?
What The Truman Show Delusion Reveals About Human Nature
Is it all a show, just for us? Or a trick of our own social cognition?
How Social Cognition Creates Consciousness and Kills Philosophical Zombies
What can zombies teach us about the neuroscience of consciousness?
The Psychology of Nostalgia and The Continuity of Self
Nostalgia is the warm glow of the past, conjured up into the present moment
Why Social Media Influencers Are The New American Dream
Economic mobility is in decline, and Americans need a new noble lie. Influencers have just the thing
The Brain in Chance Encounters: What Neuroscience Teaches us about Serendipity
Serendipity is a rare, mysterious feeling. It ultimately comes down to the brain’s search for meaning
How to Bond with The Dead using Ritual and Social Cognition
The power of ritual can help us break bread with the dead
What Do Death Rituals Reveal About Social Neuroscience?
Death is a certainty. How it’s ritualized directly impacts how we think about the dead