Offensive language is used in times of anger, frustration, surprise, or delight, but is negatively perceived and censored in public spaces. Despite society’s general reproach of sh*tty words, what does research have to say about swearing?
There are many analogies between brains and computers. The artificial neural networks that underlie face or voice recognition are even inspired by our brains. But do the analogies also go the other way round? How do computers work and how do brains compare?
Staying in touch with family and friends is not only a pleasant way of spending time, but is also good for your health and probably your brain.
Have you heard about Deep Learning? It is a hot topic in both industry and science.
Being motivated can boost your performance to great extent. We will explain why this works so well and give some tips to use this to your advantage.
Blinking is like breathing: it’s something we are always doing. In fact, we blink approximately 13,500 times every single day. Whereas we all know about the benefits of breathing, the same cannot be said about blinking. So, here are some fun facts about eye blinks.
Many people try to reduce their smartphone screen time in order to better focus on
Machines are becoming smarter day by day, to the point that one day you may
In neuroscience, we not only try to find out how the brain works, but also what can go wrong in the brain and how we can solve such problems. But how far should we go with this?
Measuring pupil size has become an increasingly popular method in psychology and neuroscience research. Read