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When your back constantly hurts, you might think you know where the pain is originating. But you might also be wrong, because the brain can create pain where it doesn't exist.

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"You remember when people got lost and just... figured it out," my 13-year-old daughter recently said. She was right: And what's more, she tapped into something deeper about how phone culture may be ...

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You’ve probably heard of dopamine, oxytocin, and cortisol. Maybe you know dopamine has something to do with feeling good, oxytocin is linked to bonding, and cortisol is that stress chemical you’d ...