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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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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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: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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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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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Premiere date announced for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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The secret ingredient of Pratik Gandhi’s success: ‘Salt to taste’
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‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ trailer: Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff team up for action thriller