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Scientists Say: Stone Age

Stone Age (noun, “STONE age”) The Stone Age is the earliest of three periods in human history before written records. It started around 3.3 million years ago. That’s when people first made stone tools. It’s also a time when people…

Spacecraft need an extra boost to travel between stars 

In Star Wars, pilots enter a dimension — hyperspace — to travel between different worlds. To merge onto this cosmic highway, the ships are equipped with special engines called hyperdrives. Once inside hyperspace, these speedsters zoom faster than light. With…

How does memory shape attention? Scientists have a fascinating answer

A recent study, published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, challenges previous assumptions about the automatic nature of the relationship between memory and attention. The researchers found that while eye movements are attracted to information retrieved…

New study reveals distinct brain connectivity in insomnia subtypes

A recent study published in Biological Psychiatry sheds new light on the neurological differences between different types of insomnia. The research suggests that structural brain connectivity – how different regions of the brain are wired together – differs across four…