How bloodsuckers find their blood
Scientists have identified the heat-sensitive facial nerves used by vampire bats...
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Dyslexia makes voices hard to discern, study finds
People with dyslexia struggle to recognise familiar voices, scientists suggest. The...
Age-related brain shrinking is unique to humans
The brains of our closest relatives, unlike our own, do not...
Images capture moment brain goes unconscious
For the first time researchers have monitored the brain as it...
Nosing Out a Smell Gene
The daily smells of the world—the freshness of spring flowers, the...
Don’t Take That Cookie!
Stop it! Don’t touch that! Sit down and be quiet! Whether...
U.K. Neuroscientists Complain Funding Cut Penalizes Them for Success
LONDON—At a briefing here today, the British Neuroscience Association (BNA) warned...
A Woman’s Tears: The Anti-Viagra?
For many a man, few things deflate his passion faster than...
Do Chimps Play With Dolls?
In the tropical rainforest of Uganda’s Kibale National Park, a young...
Sleepy Bees Lose Their Rhythm
Sleep deprived and having trouble communicating? You aren’t alone. Drowsy honey...
Odor Exposure in the Womb Primes the Palate
Moms, want your children to eat their greens? Then you have...
Rethinking Brain Evolution in Insects
As surprising at it may seem, wasps, bees, and even ants...
Brain Zaps Improve Math
Need to improve your math skills or do your taxes faster?...
A nervous switch
In 1863 a Heidelberg doctor described a devastating neurodegenerative condition that...
A Musical Memory Tour
For many of us, songs by the Beatles trigger vivid and...
Facial Recognition
How do we recognise faces and are there different ways of...
Sound Masking
How has the brain evolved to cope in a noisy world?...
Morning sickness may be sign of a bright baby
SICK of morning sickness? Take heart: it may be a sign...
Beatles’ tunes aid memory recall
The world’s largest catalogue of Beatles-related recollections will be unveiled in...
Stroking reveals pleasure nerve
A new touch-sensitive nerve fibre responsible for the sense of pleasure...