Neuroscience · Cognitive Neuroscience
Human forebrain organoids classified artificial tactile Braille signals after a sensor converted the touch data into electrical stimulation. Accuracy averaged 61% with one organoid and rose to 83% when responses from three organoids were combined.
Adult domestic dogs associated the sound “Bouba” with rounded shapes and “Kiki” with spiky shapes, according to a study in Proceedings of the Royal Society B. The result resembles a sound-and-shape association reported in humans and young chicks, but its function and development remain unknown.
A focused review links prolonged, close-up smartphone use with reports of acute acquired comitant esotropia, a sudden inward turning of the eyes that can cause double vision. The evidence suggests a possible contribution in some people but does not establish that smartphone use causes the condition across the population.
