FeaturedNeuroscience·July 25, 2022·4 min readMachines Can Learn From FablesResearchers used classic fables and short stories with moral implications to test and assess human-like reasoning in artificial intelligence.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·July 5, 2022·4 min readBrain’s Response to Understanding Stories Changes as We Grow UpBrain 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.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 8, 2021·3 min readHappy Stories Synch Brain Activity More Than Sad StoriesSharing happy, positive stories increases feelings of closeness and brain synchrony between narrator and listener more than sharing sad stories, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 14, 2021·5 min readPeople Synchronize Heart Rates While Listening Attentively to StoriesHeart rate synchronization occurs, even when people listen to a story alone, when paying attention to certain points of a story.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 8, 2016·5 min readSharing Stories Synchronizes Group MemoriesAccording to researchers, collective memories are influenced both by the person recalling the information and by those sharing memories with a group.Read More
