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Why Some Songs Break You Open: What Abhinavagupta's Rasa Theory Says About Music and Emotion

The song that stopped you mid-taskYou know the one. You were washing dishes, or sitting in an auto with your earphones in, or half-asleep at midnight, and a song came on and you had to put everything down. Not because it was loud. Because something in it found you before…

Times Life · Sep 28

6 Facts About Organ Donation in India Every Family Needs to Know Before It's Too Late

India's deceased donation rate is among the lowest in the worldIndia records fewer than 0.8 deceased donors per million population, according to data compiled by the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO). Spain, by comparison, manages over 40 donors per million. The gap is not explained by religion, studies…

Times Life · Sep 28

The Mirror Test: Which Animals Pass, Which Fail, and What It Reveals About Animal Intelligence and Consciousness

What the Mirror Test Actually IsGordon Gallup Jr. put a chimpanzee in front of a mirror in 1970 and watched it do something no researcher had documented before: the chimp used the reflection to inspect parts of its own body it could not otherwise see, the inside of its mouth,…

Times Life · Sep 27

No Cognitive Decline Seen in 701-Person Study Even as Cobalt From Joint Replacements Reached the Brain

A study of 701 older adults found cobalt from joint replacements in brain tissue but no link to cognitive decline. What patients should know.

Medical Daily · Sep 26

How Jumping Spiders See Colour and Judge Distance With Four Pairs of Unmoving Eyes

The eye that moves without movingMost animals scan a scene by moving their heads or rotating their eyeballs. A jumping spider does neither. Its two large principal eyes, the forward-facing pair that give it that unnervingly alert expression, are fixed tubes. The lenses cannot swivel. What moves instead is the…

Times Life · Sep 26

Three Riders Sue Six Flags Magic Mountain Over Alleged X2 Brain Injuries as Attorneys Cite 100-Plus Clients

Three riders sued Six Flags Magic Mountain, alleging X2 brain injuries, and lawyers cite 100-plus clients. What park visitors should know.

Medical Daily · Sep 26

A 10-Year-Old's Eyebrow Bled From the Same Spot During Every Migraine, Yet Her Brain Scans Were Normal

A girl's eyebrow bled from the same spot during each migraine, while her brain scans stayed normal. What doctors suspect and what remains unknown.

Medical Daily · Sep 25

Man Claims Jesus Gave Him A Four-Word Message Before His 18-Day Coma Ended

After crashing his electric skateboard at nearly 30 miles per hour, Gabe Poirot suffered a severe traumatic brain injury and spent 18 days in a medically induced coma. While doctors fought to save him, Gabe says he experienced what he believes was a journey to Heaven, where he saw Jesus…

Bored Panda · Sep 25

‘Gamechanging’ brain tumour test reduces diagnosis from eight weeks to two hours

NHS England says test can be done while patient is on operating table and is being piloted in five centres around the country

The Guardian - UK · Sep 25

Scientists reveal how dogs decode what humans are saying

The furry friends are able to process words in a similar method to babies learning language, new study finds

The Independent UK · Sep 25