When we stare blankly at our computer screens, zoning out on that assignment with a rapidly approaching deadline, it might feel like our thoughts are blank. But are our brains every really at rest? Have our brain cells stopped sending those signals that light up on fMRI scans? New research from the University of Cambridge, […]
On Saturday, February 6, the Edinburgh University Neurological Society (EUNS) hosted their fourth Neuroscience to Neurology National Conference. The EUNS conference aims to bring together experts and students in the specialties of neuroscience, neurology, and psychology. The event proved to be the largest to date, attracting over 140 students from across the UK and providing […]
In today’s increasingly interdisciplinary world of research, a field known as digital humanities has emerged. Simply put, it is the integration of computing technology into humanities research. Yet, digital humanities encompasses a long – and difficult to separate – list of techniques. These include geospatial mapping, data visualisation, digital forensics, digital pedagogy, 3D modelling, and […]
A controversial new study is being carried out, at the Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, on monkeys that have been genetically modified to have the behavioural traits of human autism. Autism is a developmental disorder that influences how a person relates to and communicates with others. The researchers added a gene that is known to cause […]
This is an urban world: over half of the globe’s entire population lives in cities. But while these metropolises are neatly compacted into dense cities, feeding these bustling busybodies demands huge amounts of agricultural land for food. 38 per cent of the Earth’s surface is used to produce food, but our population continues to rise: […]
Feeling lost without Google Maps? Maybe you should take a hint from monarch butterflies, pigeons, whales or other creatures that can sense the Earth’s magnetic field. Researchers in China may have determined the molecules behind up this magnetic sense, forming a ‘compass’. 50 years ago, scientists still scoffed at the idea of this sixth sense. […]