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More Than 50% of People in Britain, France and Italy Still Think There May Be a Link Between ASD and Vaccines
Neuroscience News - 25 Aug 2018 20:34
According to researchers, over 50% of people in some European countries still believe the myth that vaccines cause autism, despite the claim being widely discredited. A new paper looks at why so many people may still bel...
Destructive Mechanism That Blocks the Brain from Knowing When to Stop Eating Identified
Neuroscience News - 25 Aug 2018 20:06
Researchers report mice fed a high fat diet produce an enzyme called MMP-2, which results in leptin being blocked from binding to its receptors. This, they report, prevents neurons from signaling that the stomach is full...
Why the Effects of a Boozy Binge Could Last Longer than You Think
Neuroscience News - 25 Aug 2018 19:43
A new study reveals the effects of a night binge drinking may last a little longer than we think. Researchers report cognitive impairments, memory deficits and problems with psychomotor skills are still present the day a...
This Week's Awesome Stories From Around the Web (Through August 25)
Singularity Hub - 25 Aug 2018 17:00
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE God Is in the Machine Carl Miller | The Times Literary Supplement “Algorithms have changed, from Really Simple to Ridiculously Complicated. They are capable of accomplishing tasks and tackling p...
Colourful clownfish carry an unusual health warning for predators
New Scientist - 25 Aug 2018 15:00
Many animals use bright colours to advertise their toxicity - but clownfish are colourful because their sea anemone hosts are venomous
Watch 1,400 Tarantula Babies Emerge from Their Mother's Egg Sac
Live Science - 25 Aug 2018 13:00'Lost Squadron' WWII Warplane Discovered Deep Beneath a Greenland Glacier
Live Science - 25 Aug 2018 12:45Nose breathing in yoga may calm the mind by slowing brainwaves
New Scientist - 25 Aug 2018 12:01
When meditators take deep breaths through their nose it causes nerves in their nasal passages to fire more slowly, and brainwaves follow suit [we can't say the brain fires more slowly
We can train ourselves to be better at knowing when we are wrong
New Scientist - 25 Aug 2018 09:00
Humans have an awareness of the limitations of our knowledge - and we can get better at judging when we might be making a mistake