Welcome to Khali Sollis Blog
Khali Sollis writes about biotechnology, artificial intelligence, neuroscience, psychology, mental health, and emerging technologies through insightful and accessible perspectives.
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The Social Brain: Why Loneliness Changes More Than Feelings
Explore John Cacioppo’s social neuroscience research on how loneliness affects the brain, stress hormones, immune function, and long-term health.
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Can Meditation Actually Change the Brain? The Landmark Study That Challenged Neuroscience
A landmark 2011 Harvard study found that eight weeks of mindfulness meditation changed brain structure. Here’s what it found, and what it didn’t.
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The Decade of Attention Begins
Somewhere around 2010 or 2011, a small, specific gesture became part of daily life for millions of people: the reflexive glance down at a phone,…
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Smartphone-Based Experience Sampling: How a Pocket-Sized Device Rewired the Study of Everyday Happiness
How a 2010 iPhone app turned smartphones into scientific tools, revealing that a wandering mind predicts unhappiness more than daily activities do.
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Default Mode Network Research: How Scientists Discovered What the Brain Does When It’s “Doing Nothing”
Discover how the 2001 discovery of the Default Mode Network transformed neuroscience’s understanding of rest, daydreaming, memory, and the wandering mind.
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A Wandering Mind Is an Unhappy Mind
A 2010 Harvard study used smartphones to track real-time happiness, revealing that a wandering mind, not the activity itself, predicts how happy we feel.
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