Behavioral Sciences

Great fin whale - rich language. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Whale song has a structure similar to human language

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New research from the Hebrew University shows that the song of the fin whale has a statistical structure identical to that found in all the world's languages, a discovery that provides new insights into the evolution of communication.
An artistic illustration of the brain's "speed limit" – we think, process, and decide at a slow rate of 10 bits per second. Credit: J. Zheng

The surprising limit to human thinking speed – only 10 bits per second

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The paradox is that sensory input processing is done at a speed 100 million times faster than the speed of thought * Principal Investigator: "At any given moment, we extract only 10 bits out of a trillion that our senses perceive and use."
Decision making according to game theory. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The choice of the minority

Choices of individuals can faithfully represent the opinion of the majority - if delegation is used correctly: passing the vote to another person
recognition. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Is consciousness continuous or composed of "eureka moments"?

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A new research method proposes to analyze changes in behavior and leaps in learning to study consciousness, using sudden increases in learning - "eureka moments" - to identify conscious thought processes and study the mechanisms
The maze that the researchers built. Illustration: Prof. Avi Avital, University of Haifa

Are we born social?

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Courtesy of Prof. Arnon Lotem, Tel Aviv University

Lessons from birds

"A wise man learns from the experience of others, a fool learns from his own experience." indeed? According to sparrow research, the answer is: it depends
Illustration: pixabay.

The "smell of fear" calms and inspires confidence in people with autism

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Source: pixabay.

Curiosity is dangerous

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The terrible chimpanzee beats humans in a memory game against a computer. Photo: Tokyo Institute of Technology

The chimpanzee is allowed from the human

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I control you

A position of strength, a position of weakness

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A corner of the playground in Bar-Ilan. Photo: Naftali Israeli

Childrens game

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Delinquency? The cause is environmental and not genetic

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

When do humans and bees act like "it won't happen to me?"

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

The good, the bad and the measure

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