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The human brain can recognise a familiar song within 100 to 300 milliseconds, highlighting the deep hold favourite tunes have on our memory, a UCL study finds. Anecdotally the ability to recall popular songs is exemplified in game shows such as ‘Name That Tune’, where contestants can often identify a piece of music in just a few seconds. For this […]
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You see an object, you think of its name and then you say it. This apparently simple activity engages a set of brain regions that must interact with each other to produce the behavior quickly and accurately. A report published in eNeuro shows that a reliable sequence of neural interactions occurs in the human brain that corresponds to the visual […]
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Decisions, decisions! Behati Prinsloo and Adam Levine didn’t initially agree on their daughter Dusty’s name. “Adam brought it to me pretty early in my pregnancy and he was like, ‘Ellen [DeGeneres] came up with this amazing name, Dusty,” the model, 31, said on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Tuesday, May 28. “And I love [singer] Dusty Springfield, so I obviously know the […]
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A perfect fit! Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s new baby name of Psalm West may be unique, but it’s not totally unexpected to those who have been following the couple. Merriam Webster defines the word “psalm” as a “sacred song or poem used in worship, especially one of the biblical hymns collected in the Book of Psalms.” That meaning would […]
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In case you missed it (we jest, it was impossible to miss), the latest royal baby has arrived. Meghan, Duchess of Sussex gave birth to a healthy baby boy on Monday, May 6, and the little bundle of joy has been named Archie Harrison — which undoubtedly came as a surprise to betters, who had placed their money on more […]
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Choosing a baby name is a piece of cake, right? I mean, all you have to do is ensure it looks good, sounds good, makes sense with the time and culture you’re living in, works well with your last name — and you probably also want it to be meaningful. Right? Yeah, that’s not easy at all. But fear not: […]
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