Music-Based Cartoons Boost Verbal IQ In Kids

Music-Based Cartoons Boost Verbal IQ In Kids

Musical cartoons can boost verbal intelligence?  We'll hiatus Science 2.0 and start watching "Phineas&Ferb" right now. Researchers writing in Psychological Science say pre-schoolers…
What Makes Songs Singable? The Science Answer

What Makes Songs Singable? The Science Answer

Researchers recently monitored the behavior of thousands of people as they sang along to more than a thousand tunes and say they have uncovered the common traits in songs that are most 'catchy'. That…
Genes Discovered That Repair Neurons

Genes Discovered That Repair Neurons

After a thorough two-year investigation, researchers at UC San Diego and the University of Oregon have identified over 70 genes that play a role in the repair of neurons after injury, specifically…
Want Better Memory?  Prepare Your Brain

Want Better Memory? Prepare Your Brain

A study on activity in a the parahippocampal cortex (PHC) found people will remember a visual scene when the brain is more active. The PHC, which has previously been linked to recollection of visual…
The Emotional Life Of Bees

The Emotional Life Of Bees

Most of us don’t have a problem attributing emotions to primates, dogs, horses and other vertebrates. But what about invertebrates? That seems less obvious. They have smaller, less complex brains,…