18
Nov
How do rappers freestyle on the spot?
Freestyle rappers essentially shut down the parts of their brains that might disrupt their creative flow.
18
Nov
How do rappers freestyle on the spot?
Freestyle rappers essentially shut down the parts of their brains that might disrupt their creative flow.
16
Oct
Brains of human cadavers may provide new stem cells
The new research could lead to new stem cells therapies and insights into a variety of mental disorders.
12
Apr
Cooperating mini-brains show how intelligence evolved
Artificial neural networks set up by scientists to serve as mini-brains “learned” to work together, as well as how to cheat.
03
Feb
Some brains are predisposed toward addiction, study suggests
While brain abnormalities certainly play a role in addictive personalities, people’s life experiences and environment play a part as well.
25
Nov
Researchers go inside the brains of psychopaths
The researchers found reduced connections between a part of the brain associated with empathy and decision-making in diagnosed psychopaths.
27
Jul
Why people up North have bigger eyes and brains
People from northern parts of the world have evolved bigger brains and larger eyes to help them to cope with long, dark winters and dim skies. It’s not because they are smarter, however, but because they need bigger vision areas in the brain to cope with the low light levels at high latitudes.
