Study Looks at Brain Flow, and How People Achieve It

Karen Michele Nikos — November 22, 2021 - 12:30pm

You are playing such an intense video game and are focused so intently on getting to the next level that you don’t know what is going on around you. You have no sense of time passing. You feel great. You are “in the zone.” You are experiencing flow.

You are running a marathon, and you are so focused on the finish line that you barely experience any pain or tiredness until you are done. You are experiencing flow.

Researchers Temporarily Turn Off Brain Area to Better Understand Function

Andy Fell — July 20, 2016 - 5:07pm

Using experimental genetic techniques, 69�� researchers discover that "turning off" one area of the brain affects connections between other brain areas. The research has implications for understanding conditions such as schizophrenia and autism.

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Study Looks at Brain Flow, and How People Achieve It

Researchers Temporarily Turn Off Brain Area to Better Understand Function