brain science

Take a Break and Let Your Brain Do Its Best Work

By getting away from your work, you’ll be able to focus better when you get back to it. You’ll be more alert and therefore more productive. You’ll avoid burnout. It's after you take a break from your job that your brain sometimes does its best work—even if the break is only for a minute. Read on.

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Naomi Karten
NSF Awards $25 Million for Center for Brains, Minds, and Machines

How does the human brain actually work? To find out, the National Science Foundation (NSF) recently awarded a $25 million grant over five years to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to establish the Center for Brains, Minds and Machines (CBMM).

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Pamela Rentz