Stress and Cognition: How Cortisol Damages Your Brain
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Morning Routines That Prime Your Brain for Performance
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Why Your Brain Can't Resist a Story: The Neuroscience of Narrative
Have you ever missed your bus stop because you were engrossed in a podcast? Stayed up way too late because you needed to know how the book ends? Felt your heart race during a movie scene even though you knew it wasn’t real? That’s not a character flaw. That’s neuroscience. Stories don’t just entertain us-they hijack our brain chemistry. And understanding how this works can transform you from someone who tells stories to someone who creates irresistible narratives. ...