New Research Shows Bumblebees Have Emotions Which Influences Their Behavior , Just Like Humans
With all the conveniences of modernity, the human condition has unfortunately lost some of its connection with the natural world. As we separate ourselves ever more from other species, we find it more difficult to think of them beyond something to be used or exterminated. Science has a way of reconnecting us, though. A study of bumblebees published in the … Continue reading
Are Humans Losing Even Basic Levels of Empathy
Non-Human Animals Show Empathy. What Happened To Ours? According to Wikipedia, Empathy is defined as: the capacity to understand or feel what another being (a human or non-human animal) is experiencing from within the other being’s frame of reference, i.e., the capacity to place oneself in another’s position. In my recent research on animals, I’ve come across interesting concepts and … Continue reading
Mind Control: New Light Technology Can Manipulate Memories, Emotions and Thoughts
New research on mice has shown that blue light stimulation of brain cells can recover memories in mice with Alzheimer’s disease. Furthermore, they found that artificial reactivation of positive memories through light could suppress the effects of stress-induced depression. A team led by RIKEN Brain Science Institute center director, Susumu Tonegawa, identified a population of brain cells that can be … Continue reading
