News tagged with brain power
Tiny but adaptable wasp brains show ability to alter their architecture
Oct 14, 2009 |
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For an animal that has a brain about the size of two grains of sand, a lot of plasticity seems to be packed into the head of the tropical paper wasp Polybia aequatorialis.
Study: Men Losing Their Minds Over Women
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Research reported in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology has shown that men go ga-ga over pretty women. They simply lose their minds (while women keep theirs).
High population density triggers cultural explosions
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 04, 2009 |
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Increasing population density, rather than boosts in human brain power, appears to have catalysed the emergence of modern human behaviour, according to a new study by UCL (University College London) scientists published in ...
When climate is iffy, birds sing a more elaborate tune
May 21, 2009 |
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Why is it that some birds sing such elaborate songs and others not so much? A new study published online on May 21st in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, says that climate patterns might be part of the answer.
Psyched out by stereotypes: Research suggests thinking about the positive
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 04, 2009 |
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In a new study, cognitive scientists have shown that when aware of both a negative and positive stereotype related to performance, women will identify more closely with the positive stereotype, avoiding the ...
