Tag: Current Biology

Even fruit flies exhibit emotions

New York: If you think that human beings are only emotional creature then think again! Fruit flies also exhibit similar emotions as we do when encountered with a stimulus, finds a new California Institute of Technology (Caltech) study. The researchers studied the phenomenon by deconstructing the idea of an emotion into basic building blocks, so-called […]

  • Tuesday, 22 June 2021
Capuchin monkeys know best how to crack a nut

Wild bearded capuchin monkeys are more skilled than anyone in cracking nuts, shows a new study by Indian-American psychologist Madhur Mangalam

  • Tuesday, 22 June 2021
Extra sleep may help restore memory

An extra three to four hours of sleep daily over as little as two days has been found to restore memories in fruit flies with Alzheimer's-like condition

  • Tuesday, 22 June 2021
How practice makes us 'perfect'

A single skill can be learned faster if its follow-through motion is consistent, but multiple skills can be learned simultaneously if the follow-through motion is varied, new research has found

  • Monday, 21 June 2021
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