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What causes people to 'choke' under pressure?
People who "choke" under pressure underperform in high-stakes situations out of stress and worry. But what causes this phenomenon?
Monkey study reveals science behind 'choking under pressure'
When a person (or monkey) is facing stakes that are too high, the stress can interfere with neurons, affecting how they direct the body to execute movements, a study suggests.
Men have a daily hormone cycle — and it's synced to their brains shrinking from morning to night
A month-long study of a man's brain revealed that its volume consistently shrunk over the course of each day and then reset overnight.
'What is normal today may not be normal in a year's time': Dr. Dinesh Bhugra on the idea of 'normal' in psychiatry
Live Science spoke with leading psychiatrist Dr. Dinesh Bhugra ahead of his appearance at the HowTheLightGetsIn festival in London.
Pregnancy shrinks parts of the brain, leaving 'permanent etchings' postpartum
A study tracks how the structure of the brain changes during pregnancy, drawing on brain scans gathered before, during and just after one person's pregnancy.
Why do we forget things we were just thinking about?
When the brain "juggles" information, things can fall through the cracks.
Color-blind people may be less picky eaters. Here's why.
Seeing the world with a restricted color palate seems to tone down an emotion-based resistance to new foods.
Mindfulness meditation really does relieve pain, brain scans reveal
A new study suggests that mindfulness meditation influences how the brain perceives pain in ways that are distinct from the placebo effect.
