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The autonomous sensory meridian response may be linked to certain personality types and traits such as introversion.

A growing appreciation for hand-to-hand combat has permeated nearly all levels of American life. What does that mean?

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Déjà vu—the eerie feeling that a new moment has happened before—has puzzled scientists and philosophers for centuries.

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Though the term “sound bath” can mean different things to different people ... Another 2023 paper, published in the European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education, exposed a ...

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When I was six, my maiden aunt Eva gave me a first edition of “The World Is Round,” by Gertrude Stein. Eva, who worked in a ...