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HUMAN BRAIN DEVELOPMENT
Psychology says people who focus on one thing at a time aren't less productive: What this behavior may reveal?- Why does the human brain take so long to develop? Scientists find a gene that may provide a clue about our extraordinary brainpower, cognitive abilities
- In 1998, NASA flew crickets on Neurolab to study how spaceflight affects developing nervous systems; across the 16-day mission, they joined about 2,000 animals in space
- Grandparents love grandkids more than their children? A 2021 psychology study explains why they shower their grandchildren with more affection, attention and warmthPsychology behind grandparents loving their grandchildren more than their children: Grandmothers' brains show heightened emotional empathy ...01 Sep, 2026, 02.19 PM IST
- Psychology says nicotine pouches and anxiety may be more closely connected than you think - Study raises concerns about how nicotine exposure may affect stress, mood and mental health, particularly among adolescentsNicotine pouches are promoted as a tobacco-free alternative to cigarettes. Nicotine stimulates the central nervous system, potentially wors...01 Sep, 2026, 09.34 AM IST
- In 2003, researchers found freshwater snails had mated in space; their gravity-sensing statoconia were 50% larger by volume than matched ground controlsExperiments conducted aboard the Space Shuttle demonstrated that pond snails bred in microgravity possessed larger gravity-sensing structur...31 Aug, 2026, 07.20 PM IST
- 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
- ‘AI introduces a new set of problems’ in cybersecurity: Securonix CEO Toby WeissSecuronix CEO Toby Weiss believes AI will not simplify the fragmented cybersecurity landscape. He notes that enterprises are rapidly adopti...30 Aug, 2026, 08.39 AM 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
- 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
- Scientists injected cells from woman’s leg into her eyes to help restore her vision: How 'world-first experiment' went & what doctors discoveredScientists injected mitochondria taken from a woman’s leg into both of her eyes in an experimental attempt to boost energy production in da...27 Aug, 2026, 03.47 PM IST
- In 1992, Endeavour carried 4 female African clawed frogs into orbit; their eggs were fertilized in microgravity and developed into apparently normal tadpolesIn 1992, four frogs embarked on a journey aboard the space shuttle Endeavour as part of a groundbreaking reproductive experiment. Their egg...27 Aug, 2026, 01.50 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
- Bihar farmer’s son cracks IIT-JEE at 12, goes from IIT Kanpur to PhD in US and AI researchSatyam Kumar became one of India’s youngest IIT entrants after cracking the IIT-JEE at 12 and securing AIR 670 a year later. The Bihar-born...26 Aug, 2026, 09.25 PM IST
- Psychology says people who lower their voice when someone nearby lowers theirs may automatically follow social cuesPeople who naturally lower their voice when someone nearby does the same may be responding to a combination of social cue detection, vocal ...26 Aug, 2026, 07.56 AM IST
- Psychology says people who check their phone after hearing someone else's notification may have developed a learned attention cueChecking your phone after hearing someone else's notification can be a small but revealing example of howlearning, attention, and habit int...25 Aug, 2026, 10.22 PM IST
- Humanoid robots are beating human records. Now comes the hard partChina's humanoid robots are competing in sports and factory simulations. These robots demonstrated impressive speed, surpassing human world...24 Aug, 2026, 01.27 PM IST
- ET WLF 2026: Neurotechnology's goal should be to turn humans into creators, not just consumers, says Alexander PanovSPEC Finance has launched a significant neurotechnology fund to accelerate India's research and development. This initiative aims to foster...24 Aug, 2026, 12.59 AM IST
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