Flashes of insight trigger activity in the brain’s hippocampus. This cashew-shaped structure is buried deep within the ...

They discovered that flashes of insight trigger a burst of activity in the brain’s hippocampus, a cashew-shaped structure ...

Hypnotised volunteers were asked to look at a black and white grid which they were told was filled with colour. Brain scans that examined blood flow in the part of the brain involved in colour ...

In studies where people were asked to explicitly clear their mind of any thoughts, for instance, brain scans revealed reduced activity in certain regions like the supplementary motor cortex and ...

there were also some stark differences between the brain scans of left-wing and right-wing authoritarians in the study. In an interview with PsyPost, lead study author Jesús Adrián-Ventura said ...

Now, new evidence from brain imaging research shows that these flashes of insight aren't just satisfying—they actually reshape how your brain represents information, and help sear it into memory.