The Opposite Of Deja Vu: What To Know About Jamais Vu
Déjà vu is a transitory mental state that, according to one study, as much as 97% of the population have experienced at least once in their life. “Déjà vu is …
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How Insect Brains Melt and Rewire During Metamorphosis
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. On warm summer nights, green lacewings flutter around bright lanterns in backyards and at campsites. The insects, with their veil-like …
A New Blood Test May Predict Your Alzheimer’s Risk. Should You Take It?
Typically, doctors look at several factors to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease: a patient’s medical history, cognitive and functional assessments, brain imaging scans, and spinal tap or blood tests. So a person …
Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beholder—but Memorability May Be Universal
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Imagine spending a weekend afternoon with friends at an art museum: nodding with crossed arms, desperately searching for something insightful to say. The vast majority of paintings you stroll past …
One Shot of a Kidney Protein Gave Monkeys a Brain Boost
For that study, the team also engineered mice to have higher than normal levels of the protein—these mice performed better on maze tests than normal mice. In the current study, …
Old Memories Can Prime Brains to Make New Ones
The tiny foragers are also “remarkable learners” that can remember something after a single exposure to it, Crossley said. In the new study, the researchers peered deep into the snails’ …