Taxi Driver Brains
The brains of would-be London taxi drivers get bigger during their multi-year training for the job.
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Depression Prevention Training
Researchers hope to stave off depression by training kids to gravitate toward positive images.
Wasp Face Processing
Paper wasps, which can recognize each other, seem to process faces in ways similar to humans.
Placebos & Pain
Can the placebo effect be harnessed to help people with chronic pain?
Dreams & Emotions
REM sleep, in which dreams occur, also may help take the edge off painful memories.
Monarch Genome
Scientists have sequenced the Monarch butterfly’s genome, to better understand its epic migrations.
Giant Beaver Sounds
The giant beaver went extinct about 10,000 years ago, but it left behind clues to the sounds it may …
Posture & Numbers
People tend to underestimate numbers when they lean to the left, and overestimate them when they …
Wine & Wildlife
Wildlife often suffer from our insatiable need for agricultural land. But researchers in California …
Sex & Mood Disorders
Researchers are studying how female and male rats respond differently to stress in order to shed …