Researchers used classic fables and short stories with moral implications to test and assess human-like reasoning in artificial intelligence.
Brain responses to a complex story, such as a movie plot, are consistent in children of all ages but the responses change as a child transitions into an adult.
Sharing happy, positive stories increases feelings of closeness and brain synchrony between narrator and listener more than sharing sad stories, a new study reports.
Heart rate synchronization occurs, even when people listen to a story alone, when paying attention to certain points of a story.
According to researchers, collective memories are influenced both by the person recalling the information and by those sharing memories with a group.
