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During the perception of external stimuli, sense organs work as transducers; various physical stimuli are converted into electronic signals though receptor organs and/or receptor cells, which are ...

Scientists have discovered that fruit fly larvae can actually "taste" food texture, thanks to specialized neurons in their ...

The vagus nerve does it all—tells your lungs to breathe, controls your heart rate, and even forms the foundation for a whole ...

An interview with Karl Friston, a computational psychiatrist and an architect of an AI developed to emulate natural ...

Relieves a stress response. Laughter makes us feel good and relaxed as it decreases heart rate and blood pressure. Soothes ...

They’re venomous cannibals, hiding in our homes. With something like fifteen quadrillion spiders around, we can’t escape them ...

The scale invariance in branch diameter dictates how much smaller a limb should be as it branches and how much investment a tree makes in a few thick branches versus many thin ones. Trees have evolved ...

Q: My white, long-hair Chihuahua has body odor. We've always had to groom her often, but after only three or four days her odor is pretty awful. She loves to snuggle and that becomes uncomfortable in ...

Love is a powerful interplay of brain chemistry, heart regulation, and evolution. On Valentine’s Day, we celebrate love’s magic, guided by science, as the force that unites us.

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Neurocosmetics are the latest in a host of wellness trends to hone in on the link between the topical products we use and our ...