The first gene therapy approved by the FDA was for a form of hereditary blindness in 2017.

The brain can generate hallucinations during sensory deprivation — the brain fills silence with invented input.

The Dunning-Kruger effect describes how people with limited knowledge overestimate their competence, while experts often underestimate theirs.

Negativity bias makes negative experiences more psychologically impactful than positive ones.

The act of writing down your worries before a test measurably improves performance by offloading cognitive load.

Your brain is more active when you are dreaming than when you are awake.

The foot-in-the-door technique shows that people are more likely to comply with large requests after small ones.

Less than 0.1% of people have an IQ above 160.

The brain makes decisions before conscious awareness — studies show unconscious activity precedes conscious choice by up to 10 seconds.