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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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
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BJP’s street-fighters in coastal Karnataka want a share in power
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Lok Sabha polls: Ladakh MP rallies supporters after BJP drops him from candidate list
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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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: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes