90°

State of moderate arousal leads to optimum performance

If you want to know who is ready to perform at the highest level, look them in the eyes—or more specifically, look at the diameter of their pupils, Yale School of Medicine researchers report.

They found that a state of moderate arousal—as opposed to a lethargic or a hyperactive state—leads to optimum performance in sound recognition tests of mice. A moderate dilation of the pupil matches perfectly this optimum arousal state, a finding that confirms an observation first made by Yale psycho-biologist Robert Yerkes in 1908.

Read Full Story >>
medicalxpress.com
80°

On Next-Gen Console Games, Many Publishers Are Thinking Of The Price Hike: Report

Microsoft and Sony still have not given any details about the cost of their impending consoles. However, they are extensively anticipated to be more costly than their present-gen models.

Read Full Story >>
techacrobat.com
50°

European Supercomputers For Covid-19 Research Hacked To Mine Cryptocurrency: Report

Hackers attack the supercomputers of the UK, Germany, and Switzerland, and "infections" included cryptocurrency-mining spyware.

Read Full Story >>
techacrobat.com
60°

Mesmerizing Colored Chocolate Made By Scientists, No Additives

Scientists got an idea to make shimmery chocolate during coffee break. It was wondering for them to make colored chocolate and select it as research topic.

Read Full Story >>
techacrobat.com