For centuries, whirling dervishes have explored altered states of consciousness through movement. Neuroscience is now beginning to uncover how this ritual trance reshapes perception, the body, and the sense of self. For centuries, beneath the domes of ancient tekke lodges and to the echo of Rumi’s verses, men dressed in flowing white robes have spun…
Between a body that ages and a mind that resists, a gap emerges. Subjective age helps explain how we adjust our self-perception as time passes. Isn’t it strange how we are relentlessly confronted with our date of birth? That unchanging number, returning each year with stubborn regularity, seems ironically indifferent to the transformations time has…
What childhood imprints, the brain never truly forgets. Behind early trauma lies a lasting biological mark. Childhood is often viewed as a time of innocence and discovery, a period in which the developing brain absorbs every experience to shape future personality and cognitive abilities. However, it is also a phase of profound vulnerability. When a…
Behind everyday interactions lie invisible mechanisms.Communication patterns such as double binds can trap individuals in unsolvable contradictions. Communication is meant to be a bridge between humans, the most direct path to understanding, listening, and loving one another. Yet, rather than always bringing people together, words can quickly become a trap, a maze where meanings contradict,…
Sleep doesn’t just store memories, it helps “digest” them. When it’s missing, traumatic images return sharper and the mind stays on edge. Sleep, the nightly journey we undertake without a second thought, is more than just a refuge for a tired body. It functions like a silent architect, building, classifying, and sometimes demolishing our memories….
In depression, treatments often remain partial. Brain stimulation technologies offer a new approach, still under clinical evaluation. Depression is a complex psychiatric disorder that affects a significant portion of the global population. It manifests as a disturbance in mood, profoundly influencing affective and cognitive processes, as well as the capacity to manage everyday tasks. Owing…