Creating maps of the human brain: brain atlases
An atlas is a collection of maps, often containing different kinds of information about countries,
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Who wants to live forever?
Is immortality a myth? Maybe for humans, but not for these animals!
Quite complicated: How do you hold a conversation while enjoying a drink?
You cannot talk with your mouth full, so how do people combine talking and drinking?
The aging brain: can you do something about it?
Aging causes the volumes of our brains to decrease, which mostly affects our memory and thinking capacities. But you might be able to slow down this aging by living healthfully.
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!
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!
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?