The paradox of the sky rat
If you think that pigeons are good only for pooping on your car and messing up the city… well, you should read this blog!
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Improve your memory with your own memory palace
Some people are experts on remembering, and they say that anyone can train to be as good. The key is to use a technique called the ‘memory palace’, and now there is scientific evidence that this can be really effective even long term.
The misperceptions about perceiving emotion
It is tempting to compare humans and machines on a particular task, but not all tasks are created equal. At some tasks, neither humans nor machines excel.
Hand and mouth: a special alliance
Your hands and mouth are intrinsically connected to each other. This relationship presumably developed through eating behavior and, nowadays, it also plays an important role in language.
4 scientific myths busted
A few scientific urban legends are so widespread that they are considered common knowledge. Let’s debunk some of the most famous!
Need a good idea? Dare to daydream?
When you stop focusing and start daydreaming, the so-called default mode network of your brain becomes active, producing new or creative ideas.
How the mind roams free when the body is dying?
People who have faced death report seeing a white light at the end of a tunnel, experiencing their life flashing before their eyes, or feeling like they have left their physical body. What might be causing these experiences?
Mathematical Secrets of Nature’s Beauty?
Alan Turing was an excellent mathematician and codebreaker. Less is known about his great contribution to the field of biology: he spent the last years of his life developing mathematical theories to describe the patterns we see in nature
What is PET-scan and what does it measure?
Just like a firefly glows when it inhales oxygen, our brains can light up when functioning with the help of PET scans.
Making brains work with the 3 T’s of brain stimulation: TMS, TES, and TUS
At the Donders Institute, we use several methods to induce or disturb brain activity and investigate its consequences.