Human Screams Communicate at Least Six Emotions – Surprisingly Acoustically Diverse
Human screams signal more than fear and are more acoustically diverse than previously thought, according to a study published today (April 13th, 2021) in the…
Cognition
Canadian Man in Vegetative State Communicates That He’s Not in Pain
A Canadian man who was thought to have been in a persistent vegetative state for more than a decade has been able to communicate to…
Why Children Believe Hiding Their Eyes Makes Them Disappear
Young children think that they can hide themselves from others by covering or closing their eyes. This is something that most parents and teachers quickly…
Magnesium Supplements Could Improve Memory and Cognitive Ability
After a decade of research hinting that magnesium supplements could potentially boost your memory and cognitive abilities, it’s finally being put into a small clinical…
Young Blood Reverses Some of the Effects of Age-Related Cognitive Decline
It seems that the blood of the young can help the old. A new study shows that when the blood of young mice is injected…
Mysterious Gene Mutation Provides Window into the Biology of Language Cognition
David Skuse, a psychiatrist and an expert on language development working at the Institute of Child Health at University College London, encountered a mysterious ailment…
Listening to Mozart Can Make You Smarter but No More than Justin Bieber
It’s believed that listening to Mozart and other classical music recordings will make the listener smarter, but this is a misconception as there’s nothing unique…