Eyes may really be the window to the soul--or, at least, how humans dart their eyes may reveal valuable information about how they make decisions, suggests new research led by scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder.
For sharks living in the open ocean, longline fishing is the number-one threat, with an estimated 20 million pelagic sharks caught annually by fishers looking for tuna and other desired species. Now, a new study reported in Current Biology on November 21 shows that a new technology, known as "SharkGuard," could allow longline fishing to continue while reversing the dramatic decline of endangered sharks around the world.
According to new simulations, fish glance down when swimming because the stable riverbed underneath them provides more trustworthy information about their swimming direction and speed.
Just as you might look down at the sidewalk as you walk, fish look downward when they swim, a new study by a Northwestern University-led international collaboration has confirmed.
Nightmares, those fearful memories that re-emerge in dreams, can sometimes become regular occurrences, visiting people multiple times a week for months on end.
In therapy, dreamers may be coached to rehearse positive versions of their most frequent nightmares, but in a study of such patients published in the journal Current Biology, researchers in Switzerland take this a step further. They found that also playing a sound--one associated with a positive daytime experience
California [US], October 15 (ANI): A new understanding of how some visually impaired people may come to see provides a new perspective on the brain's potential. Researchers from the University of California, Irvine School of Biological Sciences and the School of Medicine collaborated to uncover that the adult brain may recover from inherited blindness.
Birmingham [UK], September 3 (ANI): A region of the brain uniquely involved in exerting effort to aid others has recently been identified by investigators from the Universities of Birmingham and Oxford.
Washington [US], August 14 (ANI): Researchers have discovered new evidence that explains why intense thinking causes people to feel mentally exhausted rather than drowsy.
Washington [US], August 2 (ANI): A new study proposes a new learning method for people with autism that may accelerate the learning process and even significantly improve capabilities in terms of visual perception.
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