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Dolphins Can Stay Alert for 15 Days in a Row by Sleeping with One Half of their Brains 0
- Earth & Environment
- October 18, 2012
The trait is called unihemispheric sleep, and allows dolphins to remain vigilant at any time and be able to breathe at the surface of water when needed, even during sleep. Researchers in the US wanted to test how long can a dolphin stay alert without interruption. The result: Up to 15 days, maybe even more.
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Mice Are Able to Learn Songs: Research 1
- Earth & Environment
- October 11, 2012
It is known that mice are able to sing ultrasonic melodies, far above the hearing range of humans, but they may also be capable of adapting their voices and learning new tunes, according to new research published in PLOS ONE. This finding may put mice in a different category, among humans, birds and a handful
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Whether You Like Someone Affects How Your Brain Processes Their Actions 0
- Mind & Brain
- October 8, 2012
Researchers at the University of Southern California have found that social factors have a direct effect on how people process reality. The fact that a person likes or dislikes someone actually influences their perceptual processing, according to research published in PLOS ONE. ‘Even something as basic as how we process visual stimuli of a movement
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Why You Always Empty Your Beer That Fast 10
- Mind & Brain, Popular
- September 3, 2012
Researchers from Bristol University’s school of experimental psychology have found that people drinking beer from curved glasses tend to drink it faster than those with straight glasses. This might be so because it’s harder to calculate the amount of beer in the curved glasses. The researchers picked up 159 individuals, men and women aged 18-40,
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