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What is 'Real'? How Our Brain Differentiates Between Reality and Fantasy

(PhysOrg.com) -- Most people can easily tell the difference between reality and fantasy. We know that characters in novels and movies are fictitious, and we also understand that historical figures - even if ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

Mar 23, 2009 | 4.1 / 5 (24) | 24

Research on resting brains finds there's a lot going on even when 'idle'

The resting brain is anything but idle -- that simple proposition would be clear if you could peer into Mike Mrazek's noggin as he putters around his kitchen preparing his daily morning feast of scrambled ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

Sep 03, 2010 | 4.9 / 5 (19) | 3