Live Brain Cells Learn To Play Pong in Real Time
Human and mouse neurons living in a dish learned to play the video game Pong. Scientists reported the achievement on October 12 in the journal…
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Tighter School Security Reduces Academic Performance
Recently, schools have been increasing security measures. However, could this increased security be impacting children’s test scores? According to recent research from the Brown School…
Children Have a Secret Power That Allows Them To Avoid a “Learning Trap” That Often Snares Adults
Children have difficulty focusing their attention, which can sometimes be beneficial. Children have a secret power that allows them to escape a “learning trap” that adults…
Watch Live Human Brain Cells in a Dish Learn To Play Pong
Live biological neurons show more about how a brain works than AI ever will. Scientists have shown for the first time that 800,000 brain cells…
Preterm Children Who Drink More Breast Milk Have a Higher IQ and Greater Academic Achievement
Maternal milk consumption is linked to improved school-age outcomes for preterm babies. Children born prematurely have a higher chance of inferior academic ability in math,…
Sugary Snacks Can Negatively Impact Young Children’s Cognitive Skills
Poor diet and household chaos may impair young children’s cognitive skills. According to study results from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, young children’s executive functioning—the…
What Causes Autism? New Research Uncovers a Key Factor in Brain Development
Researchers from Texas A&M College of Medicine have provided answers to important questions concerning how the neocortex develops, providing new information about the root causes…
Scientists Discover a New Horrifying Genetic Disease
A new genetic disease slows down children’s brain development. A new genetic disease that causes some children’s brains to grow abnormally and postpone intellectual development…
Study Finds New Long-Term Benefits of Childhood Exercise
The world’s first study of more than 1200 people demonstrates how youth fitness and obesity affect cognition in middle life Better physical test results are…
Science Reveals How Grit Impacts Your Intelligence
Gritty individuals may be better at self-control and exhibiting “cautious control,” but they are not necessarily more intelligent. According to a recent examination of the…
Remarkable Intelligence: Octopus and Human Brains Share the Same “Jumping Genes”
New research has identified an important molecular analogy that could explain the remarkable intelligence of these fascinating invertebrates. An exceptional organism with an extremely complex…
Research Shows That Playing Video Games Increases Your Intelligence
A new study finds that playing video games boosted children’s intelligence by 2.5 IQ points In today’s world, video games are only becoming more popular….
Surprising Discovery: How a Gene Mutation Causes Higher Intelligence in Humans
When genes mutate, it can result in severe diseases of the human nervous system. Neuroscientists at Leipzig University and the University of Würzburg have now…
Cognitive Impairment From Severe COVID-19 Equivalent to 20 Years of Aging – Losing 10 IQ Points
Cognitive impairment as a result of severe COVID-19 is similar to that sustained between 50 and 70 years of age and is the equivalent to…
Unraveling the Mystery of Parrots’ Exceptionally Long Lifespans
Bigger brains have led some species of parrot to live surprisingly long lives, new research shows. Parrots are famous for their remarkable cognitive abilities and…
Lead Exposure in Last Century Shrunk IQ Scores of Half of Americans – 824 Million IQ Points Stolen
Leaded gasoline calculated to have stolen more than 800 million cumulative IQ points since the 1940s. In 1923, lead was first added to gasoline to…
Women More Likely To Feel Like “Impostors” in Disciplines That Prize Brilliance
New study uncovers obstacle to certain groups’ professional advancement in academia. The more an academic discipline is perceived to require raw talent or “brilliance” for…
Slimy Action at a Distance: Thinking Without a Brain
Studies in brainless slime molds reveal that they use physical cues to decide where to grow. If you didn’t have a brain, could you still…