Category: Science
Walking Style Can Make Smaller Men Appear Just As Intimidating As Larger Ones
How men walk adds to body size in shaping threat impressions, and the visual system can read these movement cues quickly, even with limited detail.
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How Storytelling Style Shapes the Way the Brain Forms Memories
The way an event is described—through feelings or sensory detail—changes how the brain stores and recalls it. In this study, participants listened to stories that emphasized either conceptual details (thoughts and emotions) or perceptual details (sights and sounds).
Your Brain Navigates Mental Maps Differently Than Real Ones
When you picture a map in your mind, your brain uses different pathways than when you actually look at one. In a study on spatial attention, participants recalled the map of France and judged which city was closer to Paris.
Stem Cell Textbooks Challenged by “Immortal” Flatworm
Stowers scientists uncover new principles guiding how flatworm stem cells regenerate body parts, revealing clues that could advance tissue repair and regenerative medicine in humans. Stem cells in most living organisms usually take their instructions from nearby cells. However, scientists at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research have discovered that planarian stem cells behave differently. […]
The Brain Possesses A Dual ‘Navigation System’ For Risky Decisions And Uncertainty
Two neighboring regions in your brain’s frontal cortex handle decisions in completely different ways. One keeps a steady beat no matter what. The other kicks into gear specifically when things get unpredictable.
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Scientists Create Early Human Embryos From Skin Cells And Sperm
Researchers have successfully created human embryos by inserting skin cell nuclei into donor eggs, then fertilizing them with sperm, a laboratory demonstration that shows what might be possible after substantial additional work to help people who cannot produce viable eggs.
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