Monday, 2 July 2018

Do dogs recognise emotions in photos of humans?

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Nearly 150 years ago, Charles Darwin sent photographs of actors expressing various emotions to missionaries far and wide. He wanted to know...
Wednesday, 11 April 2018

How Many Connections does a Neuron Make in the Brain?

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You may find estimates in many neurobiology text books. But has anybody really counted them? Not really. Estimates are estimates. But n...
Friday, 17 February 2017

A a larger brain surface before 12 months of age puts you at risk for autism

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Scientists from more than 20 different institutions examined more than 300 infants. And came to the conclusion that hyperexpansion of the b...
Wednesday, 11 January 2017

A quick glance at Indian science. Every fortnight.

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It will soon be an year since we started the column titled Science Last Fortnight in Current Science. And we are now in a position to incre...
Monday, 1 August 2016

Climate causes correlations

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Climate science has been getting some unwanted attention these days. Like the hoo-haa about HIV, in this case too, people are learning to b...

Climate causes correlations

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Climate science has been getting some unwanted attention these days. Like the hoo-haa about HIV, in this case too, people are learning to b...
Friday, 22 April 2016

Sleep-Wake Cycles: Magnanimity of Magnesium

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All of us know how the sleep-wake cycles work in us: behind our eyes, just below where the optic nerve from the eyes cross, there is the pi...