Psychology says people who recognize friends by their footsteps may have highly tuned social memoryRecognizing a friend by the sound of their footsteps is a small example of a broader psychological ability: the brain can build detailed re...
31 Aug, 2026, 12.43 PM IST
In a 2026 study, scientists scanned the brains of 12 awake dogs as they viewed human faces showing happiness, anger, fear and sadness, and found specialized neural activity for smiles while dogs could distinguish fear from anger and sadnessNew findings suggest that dogs have developed specialized brain regions for identifying human emotions. Their brain activities reveal notic...
30 Aug, 2026, 10.16 AM IST
Psychology says people who use sticky notes instead of phone reminders may be using their surroundings to train their memoryA 2021 University of Tokyo study found that writing information on physical paper can produce stronger brain activity during memory recall ...
29 Aug, 2026, 04.28 PM IST
Your 'Gut' may play a bigger role in Alzheimer’s disease than scientists once thought - New research reveals a potential linkNew research links gut bacteria molecule ImP to Alzheimer's disease changes. Higher ImP levels correlate with poorer cognitive scores and b...
29 Aug, 2026, 01.16 PM IST
What happens to your brain when you are sleep deprived: Science behind this phenomenon will leave you surprisedStaying awake for over twenty-four hours results in involuntary micro-sleeps, highlighting how crucial sleep is to our health. After just s...
29 Aug, 2026, 11.11 AM IST
Inside the Octopus Brain: How nine mini-brains make this sea creature remarkably cleverThe octopus is a remarkable invertebrate characterized by an advanced neurological system featuring nine brains that facilitate complex beh...
29 Aug, 2026, 09.18 AM IST
Neurosurgeon says one habit can ‘train’ your brain to help you win in life: ‘Everytime you rehearse…’You can indeed ‘manifest’ your dreams to come true. According to neuroscience, there is a process called neuroplasticity, which ‘trains’ th...
28 Aug, 2026, 07.10 PM IST
Plants react to damage, but can they feel pain like humans? Here's what science saysPlants exhibit dynamic responses to environmental stress and damage. However, they lack brains and nervous systems to feel pain. Internal e...
28 Aug, 2026, 11.42 AM IST
Six Flags roller coaster brain surgery explained: How two women ended up needing emergency treatmentA popular Six Flags Magic Mountain roller coaster is closed after two women suffered severe brain hemorrhages. California safety regulators...
27 Aug, 2026, 08.59 PM IST
A neuroscientist dropped people from a 150-foot tower in Dallas to find out if time really slows down when you think you're about to dieA fascinating study investigated whether fear alters our perception of time during intense moments. When volunteers simulated a fall from a...
27 Aug, 2026, 05.45 PM IST
Woman suffers permanent brain damage after 15-day water-only fast, loses 20kgA Chinese woman, suffered severe, possibly irreversible brain damage after a 15-day water-only fast caused her to lose 20kg, SCMP reported....
27 Aug, 2026, 01.14 PM IST
17-year-old Connecticut student found 2 FDA-approved drugs that could help fight Alzheimer’s: How his surprising discovery worksA 17-year-old Connecticut student, Leon Wang, identified two FDA-approved lung-scarring drugs that reduced Alzheimer’s-linked cellular dama...
26 Aug, 2026, 10.46 PM IST
Busy Philipps thought she was healthy when a full-body MRI revealed a rare brain tumor she never knew was growing inside herActress Busy Philipps bravely shared her health journey following two brain surgeries for a rare malignant tumor known as oligodendroglioma...
26 Aug, 2026, 08.41 PM IST
People who walk around while thinking instead of sitting in one place might help their brain generate more creative ideas, says behaviour sciencePsychology and behaviour science research suggest that walking may help the brain generate new ideas, especially during creative brainstorm...
26 Aug, 2026, 06.41 PM IST
Circuit in male brain increases alcohol use during social isolation: StudyRecent research sheds light on how loneliness affects alcohol consumption through specific brain mechanisms. The study revealed that isolat...
26 Aug, 2026, 03.28 PM IST
Dogs may read your emotions better than you think as brain scans reveal how canines distinguish happiness, fear and sadness in humansNew research reveals dogs' brains process human emotions distinctly. Happy faces activate specific brain regions associated with reward pro...
25 Aug, 2026, 12.38 PM IST
In 2002, a salesman started seeing maths everywhere after being beaten up outside a bar. The violent attack gave him acquired savant syndrome, says scienceA former futon salesman from Tacoma had little interest in mathematics before a violent attack outside a bar in 2002. After suffering a bra...
22 Aug, 2026, 07.43 PM IST