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Caterpillars infiltrate ant nests, loneliness and your health, how planes can fly upside down, and more.
Perception Roundup
Scientists make advances in the understanding of synesthesia, a condition in which different senses are mixed up in the brain.
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EVOLUTION & MORALITY SPECIAL: Hunting large game led to the evolution of the conscience, and evidence of moral systems in other animals. Also: Giant snake fossil points to warmer times, and grandparents helped civilization evolve.
Facial Expressions
Our facial expressions are likely hard-wired, not learned.
Elderly Video Gamers
Playing a strategic video game may help seniors keep their brains sharp.
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THE HUMAN CONDITION: Cleanliness clouds moral judgment, the genetics of the placebo effect, secrets of master impressionists, and more.
Reward Psychology Roundup
Casanovas are more reckless with money, and dogs envy other dogs.
Brainy Impersonation
Professional impressionists use different parts of their brains than amateurs when impersonating famous people.
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EXERCISE & SLEEP: how our brains fall asleep, active women need sleep to fight cancer, and the brain benefits of exercise.
Phonagnosia
Researchers report the case of a woman who can't recognize voices over the phone.
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A car that matches your mood, is the taste of wine all in your head? Why sympathy hurts. And more.
Pain & Empathy
Watching someone in pain causes viewers to feel pain themselves.
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Sled dogs defy fatigue, inside the musician's brain, fooling a GPS system, and more.
Musician Brains
Trained musicians use both sides of their brains more effectively than non-musicians.
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COGNITION: Crows don't forget a human face, magpies see themselves in mirrors, wasps remember each others' faces, how much memory can our brains store, and more.