Neuroscience
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Decoding the science of spider webs could help work towards a cure for Alzheimer’s disease
The surprising parallel between spider silk spinning and fibres toxic to humans could one day lead to new clues about how to fight neurodegenerative disorders.
Michael Landreh, The Conversation & Anna Rising, The Conversation
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Understanding the science behind yawns can help educators teach better
Why do we yawn when we see someone else yawn? The answer is ‘mirror neurons’.
Laura Trujillo Estrada, The Conversation & Agustina María Torres Prioris, The Conversation
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Noise can transform the power of computers. Here’s how
From more accurate climate modelling to the prospect of truly creative computers, the brain’s use of noise has a lot to teach us.
Tim Palmer, The Conversation
Trending
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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Why Justice Datta’s attack on petitioner in VVPAT verdict is worrisome for PILs
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In his new book, journalist Boria Majumdar addresses BCCI’s two-year ban after an online controversy
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This artificial sweetener can destroy gut bacteria and intestine cells
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Imagine what humans could do with the technology that allowed a monkey to play a game with its mind
Elon Musk’s brain-machine interface technology could bring humans and computers closer together than ever before.
David Tuffley, The Conversation
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‘Moral rebel’: What makes some of us call out bad behaviour, while everyone else chooses silence?
The answer is partly rooted in experience and partly in neuroscience.
Catherine A Sanderson, The Conversation
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How a mother’s voice shapes her baby’s developing brain
Are we empowered or crippled by the mother’s voice?
Kate Fehlhaber, Aeon
Video
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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How cute things hijack our brains and drive behaviour
Why we can't help feeling affection for babies, puppies, dolls, teddies and even miniature products.
Morten L. Kringelbach, Alan Stein and Eloise Stark, The Conversation
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Why hacking the nervous system could be the next big medical treatment
The next generation of neuroprosthetics could communicate directly with the brain to tackle diseases such as epilepsy and blindness.
Patrick Degenaar, The Conversation
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Antimatter changed physics, and the discovery of antimemories could revolutionise neuroscience
The theory of antimemories could help explain many cognitive problems in the brain such as autism and schizophrenia.
Harriet Dempsey-Jones, The Conversation
The Reel
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival