Brain Power
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IQ scores improved through the 20th century. Does that mean humans got smarter?
Or have we reached peak human intelligence?
Roger Staff, The Conversation & Lawrence Whalley, The Conversation
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Electrical stimulation paired with cognitive training can boost memory
The two-pronged approach can help stave off cognitive decline in older adults.
Tessa Abagis, Aeon
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Sorry, there are very real limits to human brain's capacity for visual imagination
In an experiment, subjects rated their visual imagery as less vivid when they were required to imagine more items.
Rebecca Keogh, Aeon
Trending
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BJP expels Bhojpuri singer Pawan Singh for contesting Lok Sabha polls against NDA candidate
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Why Nitish Kumar faces an existential crisis in Bihar
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Why is Supreme Court not applying its Kejriwal bail principle to Hemant Soren?
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For Ruskin Bond, a busy railway station has often been the best place to find – and write – a story
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Calcutta High Court cancels OBC certificates issued in West Bengal after 2010
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Deep in the human mind lies a huge dark zone of anger, hurt and sadness, reveals this video
The conscious brain is only a small pool of light.
Scroll Staff
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Watch: How does your brain conjure up an image of something you've never seen?
The neuroscience of visual imagination.
Scroll Staff
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The smartest animal you’ve never heard of
We expect chimps to be clever but are sceptical when other animals pass similar mental tests.
Peter Aldhous, mosaic.com
Video
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Watch: Raccoon invades pitch and halts football match for a few minutes in the US
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‘Dhaniya, Cilantro’: Comedian hilariously sums up the struggles of being multilingual
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Watch: Shyam Rangeela mimics famous politicians reacting to his nomination being rejected
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Watch: Classical dancers perform Bharatnatyam and Odissi duet to ‘Sakal Ban’ from ‘Heeramandi’
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Watch: Two musicians simultaneously play the violin with one hand and the piano with another