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

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Anna Rising, The Conversation

· Jun 15, 2023 · 11:30 pm

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

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Agustina María Torres Prioris, The Conversation

· Apr 09, 2023 · 09:30 pm

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

· Oct 24, 2022 · 11:30 pm

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

· Apr 18, 2021 · 11:30 pm

‘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

· Jul 08, 2020 · 11:30 pm

How a mother’s voice shapes her baby’s developing brain

Are we empowered or crippled by the mother’s voice?

Kate Fehlhaber, Aeon

· Oct 25, 2016 · 02:30 pm

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

· Aug 08, 2016 · 11:30 pm

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

· Jul 16, 2016 · 11:30 pm

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

· Apr 02, 2016 · 09:30 pm

Jennifer Aniston just helped neuroscientists learn how we make memories – again

Scroll Staff

· Jul 04, 2015 · 10:40 am