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Researchers followed 10,000 teens, and the ones who grew up doing one simple thing are happier today
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Column | The surprising science of how focusing your attention may fight inflammation
Recent studies reveal surprising links between attention, immune responses, and the management of bodily inflammation.
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Learning without a brain—how bacteria store memories and remember the past like artificial neural networks
New research reveals that single bacteria can learn and store memories without a brain, mirroring the functions of artificial neural networks.
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Scientists Say LLMs Appear to Be Acting as a Cognitive Virus Among Humans
Researchers are investigating whether Large Language Models are functioning as a cognitive virus, potentially eroding human singularity and cultural diversity.
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Your Perception Of Time Is, In Fact, Warped
Scientific inquiry is questioning whether the perception of time is a biological construct or a fundamental property of the physical universe.
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How the heart, lungs and brain work together to shape experience
New research reveals a surprising link between respiratory patterns and decision-making, suggesting that exhalation length influences risk-taking behavior.
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Cycle-by-cycle respiration waveforms are coupled with the shape of neural oscillations
A new study shows each breath imprints a unique neural signature, linking respiration waveforms directly to brain oscillations.
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New study shows attention actively shapes the body's inflammation - News-Medical
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Intricate Carvings in Ostrich Eggshells are 60,000 Years Old
Ancient ostrich eggshell engravings dated to 60,000 years ago suggest humans possessed sophisticated pattern-thinking capabilities far earlier than once thought.
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Scientists debunk long-held myth about the most famous animal extinction
Recent scientific findings are challenging the long-held belief that dodo birds were unintelligent, revealing a complex sensory world.
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Costa Rica scientists placed an AI touchscreen in a wild forest; 16 capuchin monkeys used it for banana r
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Design AI Systems That Actually Strengthen Human Reasoning
New research and industry analysis are debating whether generative AI acts as a cognitive scaffold or a crutch that weakens human reasoning skills.
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Your brain can track two voices at the same time
New research from Trinity College Dublin reveals that the human brain possesses the capacity to process and track two separate conversations simultaneously.
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People use fast and flat simulation to reason about new games
New research reveals that human brains utilize "fast and flat" mental simulations to predict outcomes when encountering unfamiliar board games.
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Anthropic's new "J-lens" reveals a silent workspace inside Claude that mirrors a leading theory of consciousness
Anthropic's new J-lens reveals a silent workspace within Claude that mirrors a leading theory of human consciousness.
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People Who Can’t Visualize Anything Are Challenging a 300-Year-Old Theory of Thought
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Great Apes Shatter Human Models of Social Intelligence
New research indicates that great apes possess individual thinking styles, challenging existing human models of social intelligence.
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Even GPT-5 Failed This Human Attention Test
New scientific research reveals that even advanced models like GPT-5 struggle with the Stroop test as task length increases.
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Scientists gave an octopus a mirror. Here’s what happened next
New research shows octopuses can use mirrors to navigate their surroundings and locate hidden prey, a milestone for invertebrate cognition.