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09/20/2018
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By Tracey Watson
Controversial study claims human memory cells do not grow throughout life, but stop regenerating before adulthood
Until the early 1980s, scientists accepted the findings of Santiago Ramón y Cajal – the father of modern neuroscience – that adult brains do not experience neurogenesis, the process in which the brain renews itself by producing new neurons. Experts started questioning this belief in the past few decades, however, after research confirmed that other […]
04/08/2018
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By Jessica Dolores
Stress IS contagious: Primitive instincts cause us to pick up on other people’s fear and stress
Imagine this: You’re leisurely going about your day when you meet someone on edge. Immediately, what was once peace and quiet becomes caught up in the stress and dissipates. If this applies to you, then you’ve just been infected by the virulent stress bug. It may be a figurative expression; nonetheless, science has proven that […]
10/17/2017
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By Michelle Simmons
If someone calls you “bird brain” it may be a compliment: Researchers found that pigeons are better at multitasking than humans
Although pigeons have the brain of a bird, ironically, they are not exactly “bird-brained.” A recent research discovers that pigeons can multitask as fast as humans, and even faster in some situations, as reported by Science Daily. The study, published in the journal Current Biology, finds that pigeons are great in multitasking because their tiny brains […]
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