Archive: 02/20/2008
Human stem cells aid stroke recovery in rats
Neural cells derived from human embryonic stem cells helped repair stroke-related damage in the brains of rats and led to improvements in their physical abilities, according to a new study by researchers at the Stanford University ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
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The downside of a good idea
Good ideas can have drawbacks. When information is freely shared, good ideas can stunt innovation by distracting others from pursuing even better ideas, according to Indiana University cognitive scientist Robert Goldstone.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 20, 2008 |
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Listening to music improves stroke patients' recovery
Listening to music in the early stages after a stroke can improve patients’ recovery, according to new research published online in the medical journal Brain today.
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Do animals think like autistic savants?
When Temple Grandin argued that animals and autistic savants share cognitive similarities in her best-selling book Animals in Translation (2005), the idea gained steam outside the community of cognitive neuroscientists. ...
Biology /
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