In the thrilling world of neuroscience, there's a hot topic stealing the spotlight: predictive processing. It's like our brain’s clairvoyant sidekick, constantly making educated guesses about the world around us based on past experiences. But what does this have to do with pain, you ask? Well, hold on to your hats; this is where it gets...
Read MoreWhy do we hurt? How come people have varying pain tolerances? How come papercuts hurt more than broken bones? How come we experience physical pain during heartache? The answer is a complex one. As you'll soon find out, whether we hurt cannot be solely distilled down to a cause & effect relationship between tissue damage and pain. In fact whether or...
Read MoreMovement is a fundamental requirement for life. From the rhythmic nature of our breath, to the perpetual movement of atoms, to the health of our joints... Movement is an inescapable component of living. In fact many neuroscientists believe that the human brain evolved primarily as a means to create more (and increasingly complex) movement... but mo...
Read MoreIs our current understanding of the body too myopic? Have we forgotten the "whole-istic" (holistic) nature of the body; the interdependence of the organism? From the childhood song "the thigh bone is connected to the... hip bone" we have been taught that the body is connected. We have known that there is a certain "connectedness" within our physiol...
Read MoreFrom our reflexes to our heartbeat, the human experience is dependent on automation. We get to experience a beautiful stream of consciousness all while the body largely takes care of itself. In fact, even consciousness itself is due to millions of reactions far beyond our reach. Our mere existence is a result of the automation of this incredible or...
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