Forgetting a painful memory on purpose has been a dream as old as memory itself. Since antiquity, humanity has sought in forgetfulness a way to ease its inner wounds. In Greek mythology, the souls descending into the Underworld would drink the waters of the river Lethe to erase their memories before being reborn into a…
Born from the need to live together, the human brain thinks, feels, and acts in constant relation with others. Shaped by social life, it deciphers intentions, shares emotions, and continuously adjusts its behavior to those around it. This vast network of interactions—what researchers call the social brain—forms the biological foundation of empathy, cooperation, and mutual…
For a long time marginalized or dismissed as mere cliché, over-efficiency—whether manifesting as high intellectual potential (HIP) or very high intellectual potential (VHIP)—is now receiving renewed scientific attention. Recent research in cognitive neuroscience, neuro-psychoanalysis and clinical psychology converge to show that it is above all an exceptional brain architecture, rather than a pathological state or…
Picture a seven-year-old seated at a school desk. Classmates have already filled two lines in cursive; he is still wrestling with the first letter of his name. The pen trembles, the page crumples, a bead of sweat forms on his forehead. What is effortless for others becomes a struggle for him. This child is not…
Richard Branson was already leading a global business empire when he discovered that he had lived his entire life with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The British entrepreneur and founder of the Virgin Group has often described himself as a restless student—unable to concentrate for more than a few minutes, yet overflowing with ideas and…
His name is A.D., 59 years old. A right-handed man with no remarkable medical history, fully autonomous, no psychiatric scars or developmental concerns. Just an ordinary individual until one day, something quietly unraveled behind the curtain of appearances. Since a minor stroke, faces have changed in nature. Every time he sees one, a strange asymmetry…
What if schizophrenia were not merely a disorder, but a cry the world refuses to hear? Behind diagnoses, brain scans, and technical jargon are human beings who waver — fractured consciences crossed by a pain that no word can fully express. Reality becomes too intense, meaning unravels, and even the body no longer knows where…
Fear is an emotion we try to avoid in daily life, yet we eagerly seek it out in entertainment. Horror films, haunted houses, roller coasters, escape rooms — everywhere, humans put themselves face to face with imaginary dangers. But why do we take pleasure in shivering with fear? Since Darwin — who described a frightened…
There are evenings when the soul falls silent, and the body, in its subtle tremors, tells the whole story: the shoulders weighed down by past sorrows, the quickened breath of silent fears, the sluggishness of movements where hope loses its way. Perhaps it is here, in this wordless language of flesh, that the most intimate…
In every family, classroom, coffee shop, or team meeting, there’s always one person who holds back. They listen, observe, sometimes smile… but rarely speak. While others jump in, interrupt, disagree, and debate with passion, the quiet one blends into the background. Is this simply shyness, a fear of speaking up — or a deliberate choice?…