Human Quirks: Mind & Brain
December 24, 2024
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Dec. 17, 2024 A psychologist found that a baby's first sweet sounds and early attempts at forming words are directly linked to the baby's heart ...
Dec. 17, 2024 Microgravity is known to alter the muscles, bones, the immune system and cogni tion, but little is known about its specific impact on the brain. To discover how brain cells respond to microgravity, ...
Dec. 17, 2024 The holidays are in full swing and people are shopping, wrapping and packing to visit loved ones. Along with the extra fees for checked baggage and seat upgrades, some airlines are also considering weight-based pricing. A recent study looked at how ...
Dec. 10, 2024 Researchers report that they have successfully tested a novel approach for teaching the human brain to learn through external manipulation and neural feedback -- what they call the 'sculpting' of brain activity ...
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Dec. 9, 2024 Researchers found that adolescents with more symptoms of gaming addiction showed lower brain activity in the region involved in decision-making and reward processing; this blunted response to reward ...
Dec. 9, 2024 Imagine an artificial intelligence (AI) model that can watch and understand moving images with the subtlety of a human brain. Now, scientists have made this a reality by creating MovieNet: an ...
Dec. 3, 2024 Researchers have identified a subset of brain cells in mice that act as the master regulators of ...
Dec. 2, 2024 Scientists have invented a liquid ink that doctors can print onto a patient's scalp to measure brain activity. The technology offers a promising ...
Nov. 21, 2024 Researchers have measured the brain activity of people who had never been to a specific city and then use this brain activity to predict other ...
Nov. 20, 2024 People from Glasgow, Belfast, Dublin and the north-east of England are better at detecting someone imitating their accent than people from London and ...
Nov. 20, 2024 Trust between humans and robots is improved when the movement between both is harmonized, researchers have ...
Nov. 19, 2024 The Aztec skull whistle produces a shrill, screaming sound. A study shows that these whistles have a disturbing effect on the human brain. The Aztecs may have deliberately used this effect in ...
Nov. 19, 2024 Up until recently, habituation -- a simple form of learning -- was deemed the exclusive domain of complex organisms with brains and nervous systems, such as worms, insects, birds, and mammals. But a ...
Nov. 18, 2024 It turns out gaming is good for you! New research indicates massive multiplayer online gamers learn by gaming and their skills in the workplace are enriched by those seemingly endless hours ...
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Dec. 9, 2024 If you feel terrible about giving a late gift to a friend for Christmas or their birthday, this study has good news for you. Researchers found that recipients aren't nearly as upset about ...
Nov. 25, 2024 We distance ourselves from completely neutral products if they are liked by people who have political views that we find disagreeable. Even chocolate can be political, according to new research from ...
Nov. 15, 2024 Scholars for the first time identified chemical signatures of the components of a liquid concoction contained in a Bes mug. A new technique helped identify a sample flavored with honey, sesame seeds, ...
Nov. 14, 2024 If you want to seem sincere and receive more responses to your texts, spell out words instead of abbreviating them, according to new ...
Nov. 14, 2024 Scientists have advanced their NeuroMechFly model, simulating fruit fly movement in the real world. With integrated vision and smell, NeuroMechFly v2 helps us understand brain-body coordination, ...
Nov. 7, 2024 It's common knowledge that our brains -- and, specifically, our brain cells -- store memories. But a team of scientists has discovered that cells from other parts of the body also perform a ...
Nov. 6, 2024 Thin, flexible device could help people with visual impairments 'feel' surroundings. Device comprises a hexagonal array of 19 actuators encapsulated in soft silicone. Device only uses ...
Oct. 24, 2024 Readers find automated news articles poorer than manually-written texts in relation to word choice and use of ...
Oct. 24, 2024 Understanding animal emotions has been a long-running question at the forefront of welfare studies, but a new study may hold the key to decoding the chatter. The answer involves two baby chickens and ...
Oct. 23, 2024 A new study has demonstrated a new way to treat narcolepsy-related nightmares. The scientists combined cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and lucid dreaming to help patients in a small clinical ...
Oct. 18, 2024 A species of tropical butterfly with unusually expanded brain structures display a fascinating mosaic pattern of neural expansion linked to a cognitive ...
Oct. 17, 2024 In a new study, humans displayed sympathy towards and protected AI bots who were excluded from ...
Oct. 9, 2024 Parents seeking help in encouraging toddlers to be physically active may soon need to look no further than an inexpensive robotic buddy for their kids, a new study ...
Oct. 8, 2024 Stressed bees are much more likely to make pessimistic choices and lack a buzz in ...
Oct. 8, 2024 The expectations humans have of a pleasurable sensation asymmetrically shape neuronal responses and subjective experiences to hot sauce, according to a new ...
Oct. 4, 2024 Magic tricks make the impossible seem possible. Magicians have long captivated audiences with visual tricks, such as pulling a bunny from a hat or sawing someone in half, but tricks that rely on ...
Oct. 3, 2024 Rehearsing alternative outcomes of discarding through imagery rescripting shows promise as a treatment strategy for people who hoard, a study by psychology researchers has ...
Oct. 3, 2024 Researchers have developed a noninvasive way of using bioluminescent optogenetics to activate parts of the ...
Oct. 3, 2024 New research explains how the fly brain creates an accurate internal compass to keep track of where it is in the world using only a few neurons, expanding scientists' knowledge of what small ...
Oct. 2, 2024 Ever wish you could stop that fruit fly on your kitchen counter in its tracks? Scientists have created flies that halt under red light. In doing so, they discovered the precise neural mechanisms ...
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- Texting Abbreviations Makes Senders Seem Insincere, Study Finds
- NeuroMechFly V2: Simulating How Fruit Flies See, Smell, and Navigate
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- AI-Generated News Is Harder to Understand, Study Finds
- Study of Chick Peeps Could Improve Understanding of Animal Emotions
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- Hoarding Disorder: 'Sensory CBT' Treatment Strategy Shows Promise
- Turning Brain Cells on Using the Power of Light
- Small Brains Can Accomplish Big Things, According to New Theoretical Research
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- Scientists Create Flies That Stop When Exposed to Red Light
- AI Simulation Gives People a Glimpse of Their Potential Future Self
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- 'Who's a Good Boy?' Humans Use Dog-Specific Voices for Better Canine Comprehension
- Neuroscientists Spark Shelter-Seeking Response by Reactivating Memory Circuit
- Feet First: AI Reveals How Infants Connect With Their World
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- Homemade 'play-Putty' Can Read the Body's Electric Signals
- First Academic Study on Slap Fighting Highlights Risks to Participants' Neurological Health
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- New AI Can ID Brain Patterns Related to Specific Behavior
- 'Out-of-Body' Research Could Lead to New Ways to Promote Social Harmony
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- Mitochondria Are Flinging Their DNA Into Our Brain Cells
- Will EEG Be Able to Read Your Dreams? The Future of the Brain Activity Measure as It Marks 100 Years
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- Singing the Science: Using Karaoke to Examine Blushing
- Cuttlefish Can Form False Memories, Too
- Psilocybin Generates Psychedelic Experience by Disrupting Brain Network
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- Scientists Find That Small Regions of the Brain Can Take Micro-Naps While the Rest of the Brain Is Awake and Vice Versa
- Food Aroma Study May Help Explain Why Meals Taste Bad in Space
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- Psychedelic Drug-Induced Hyperconnectivity in the Brain Helps Clarify Altered Subjective Experiences
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- Eurasian Jays Can Use 'mental Time Travel' Like Humans, Study Finds
- Some Mice May Owe Their Monogamy to a Newly Evolved Type of Cell
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- Study Uses Artificial Intelligence to Show How Personality Influences the Expression of Our Genes
- Universal Brain-Computer Interface Lets People Play Games With Just Their Thoughts
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
- Did You Know That Physical Activity Can Protect You from Chronic Pain?
- A Decade of Aphantasia Research: What We've Learned About People Who Can't Visualize
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- New Archive of Ancient Human Brains Challenges Misconceptions of Soft Tissue Preservation
- Artificial Nanofluidic Synapses Can Store Computational Memory