biology
Brain stimulation influences honest behavior
Posted in Science on 12th Apr, 2017
by Alex Muller
Researchers at the University of Zurich have identified the brain mechanism that governs decisions between honesty and self-interest.
Study shows short- and long-term memories form simultaneously
Posted in Science on 10th Apr, 2017
by Alex Muller
A new study could revolutionize our understanding of how memories form in the brain.
Poor outlook for biodiversity in Antarctica
Posted in Science on 1st Apr, 2017
by Alex Muller
The popular view that Antarctica and the Southern Ocean are in a much better environmental shape than the rest of the world has been brought into question in a new study.
Musk launches company to pursue 'neural lace' brain-interface technology
Posted in Science on 28th Mar, 2017
by Alex Muller
Neural lace would help prevent humans from becoming 'house cats' to AI, he suggests.
Vitamin D linked to autism prevention
Posted in Medicine on 20th Mar, 2017
by Alex Muller
Vitamin D plays important role in the development, and prevention, of autism, researchers at the Queensland Brain Institute, UQ have found.