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The Mandela Effect: False Memories or Parallel Realities?

The Mandela Effect is likely a result of 'confabulation' and social reinforcement, where the brain fills in gaps in memory with plausible but incorrect details, which are then validated by others, creating a shared false reality.

Millions of people clearly remember Nelson Mandela dying in prison in the 1980s. But he didn't. Are we shifting timelines, or is our brain playing tricks? Discover the science of collective false memories.

January 11, 2026 • By Maria Garcia

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Why Time Seems to Speed Up as We Age

As we age, our brain processes fewer new mental images per second due to neural slowing and familiar routines. This 'logarithmic time perception' makes years feel shorter because they constitute a smaller percentage of our total life experience.

Ever feel like years are flying by faster than they used to? Discover the surprising neuroscience and psychology behind why our perception of time accelerates as we get older.

January 11, 2026 • By Maria Garcia

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Why Do We Get Déjà Vu? The Brain's Glitch Explained

Déjà Vu is essentially a 'brain stutter' where your brain processes present sensory information as a memory. This often happens due to 'Split Perception' (one eye seeing faster than the other) or a mismatch between short-term and long-term memory circuits.

That eerie feeling that 'I have been here before' isn't a psychic premonition. It's a specific neurological glitch involving memory circuits and split-second delays.

January 11, 2026 • By Maria Garcia

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The Dream Filter: Why Your Brain Can Build a Dragon but Can't Write a Text

Why can't you read in dreams? It comes down to a specific 'power outage' in your brain's language centers (Broca's and Wernicke's areas) during REM sleep. While your visual cortex is hyper-active (creating dragons), the logical definition needed to hold a letter purely as a symbol is offline.

Discover the neuroscience behind why you can't read in dreams. While your brain constructs vivid worlds, the language centers specifically shut down.

January 10, 2026 • By Ahmed Al-Sayed

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Why We Avoid Eye Contact: It's Not Anxiety, It's Your Brain Overheating

Why do we look away during conversation? It isn't always about shyness. Science reveals that eye contact and complex verbal processing actually compete for the same cognitive resources. We unconsciously avert our gaze to reduce 'cognitive load,' essentially dimming the visual world so our brains can focus on finding the right words.

Why do we look away when we think? It is not just social anxiety. Discover the 'Cognitive Load' theory and how eye contact drains your brain's processing power.

January 10, 2026 • By Maria Garcia