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Author: Ann Philip

  • Can electricity read your mind?: Electrodermal Activity

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    No matter how great your poker face might be, your skin can’t keep a secret. A window into the human mind through physiology exists beyond crystal balls, witches, or horrific psychological control. The very electricity that we associate with changing brain activity in horror movies can serve as a hidden gateway into your mind.  Electrodermal activity…

  • Binaural Beats: The Beats That Beat Cognitive Overload

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    “It’s always that damn phone.” These devices, alongside many others, have become our most prized companions while simultaneously being major sources of anxiety, stress, and an endless overload of distractions. Ironically, a developing remedy to these issues, present in the problem itself, is an unconventional digital drug called binaural beats. Accessible through a simple pair…

  • The Pain of a Feather: Allodynia

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    Imagine living a life where sensations as ordinary as the gentle touch of a loved one, a cold breeze or simply the feeling of clothes on your skin evokes pain. This is the reality for individuals with allodynia, a phenomenon which causes non-painful stimuli on the skin, to be perceived as pain. This phenomenon is…