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A new study reveals that falling in love not only causes a feeling of euphoria similar to that associated with cocaine use, but also affects the intellectual areas of the brain. And he estimates that Cupid's 'crush' takes a fifth of a second to take effect.

Human language evolved from combinations of syllables and manual gestures, according to a study by the École Normale Supérieure de Paris (France) published in the journal 'Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences' (PNAS).

Researchers at Harvard University (United States) have created modified mice that can "smell" light. By studying their brain they have managed to better understand the neural bases of smell and how we distinguish some smells from others.

Intense and passionate feelings of love can provide pain relief similar to pain relievers or certain drugs such as cocaine, according to a Stanford University Medical Center study published in the journal 'PLoS ONE'.

Why are we the only dancing animal? Answering this and other questions related to learning rhythmic skills is dedicated to Lawrence Parsons, a neurologist who sets the tone. He is the protagonist of the latest installment of 'Wonderful Minds' by Punset.

As you walk, you make your way ... and your memory improves. Walking a minimum of 10 kilometers a week protects the brain mass and at the same time helps preserve memory in advanced ages, according to a study published in the journal Neurology.

Different regions of the brain respond to secondary pleasures such as money or primary pleasures such as sex, according to a new study from the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) published in The Journal of Neuroscience.

A team of scientists from Queen's University of Ontario (Canada) has identified the area of the human brain that is behind impulsive behavior and the mechanisms that affect how we learn to control it, which could help treat addictions to alcohol and the drugs.