Feeling unhappy and cranky? The treatment: take a walk under some trees in the park. That may not be the
City parks lift mood as much as Christmas: The greener the greenspace, the happier and less self-absorbed people are
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Neurobiology: Sushi for synapses
Synapses between nerve cells in the brain undergo constant remodeling, which is the basis of learning. An Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in
Learning language: New insights into how brain functions
For most native English-speakers, learning the Mandarin Chinese language from scratch is no easy task. Learning it in a class
Kids store 1.5 megabytes of information to master their native language
Learning one’s native language may seem effortless. One minute, we’re babbling babies. The next we’re in school reciting Martin Luther
Many pet owners keen to have vegan pets
A surprising number of pet owners, particularly those who are vegan, are interested in feeding their pets a plant-based diet,
You recognize your face even when you don’t ‘see’ it
Given the limited capacity of our attention, we only process a small amount of the sights, sounds, and sensations that
Infants are more likely to learn when with a peer
Infants are more likely to learn from on-screen instruction when paired with another infant as opposed to viewing the lesson
Improved passphrases could make online experiences both user-friendly and secure
Although passphrases, or phrase-based passwords, have been found to be more secure than traditional passwords, human factors issues such as
How physics explains the evolution of social organization: Constructal law reveals how people come together to have greater access to scarce resources
A scientist at Duke University says the natural evolution of social organizations into larger and more complex communities that exhibit
Phoneme project creates new haptic communications future: Engineers develop new technique to learn and read messages through a person’s sense of touch
Communication could step beyond reading a cellular phone screen with a new technique by Purdue College of Engineering researchers to