Archive: 11/28/2006
Tales of the unexpected: how the brain detects novelty
When you sit down to watch a DVD of your favourite film, the chances are that you are able to predict the exact sequence of events that is about to unfold. Without our memories we would not only be unable to remember our ...
Biology /
Nov 28, 2006 |
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Study reveals that female chimpanzees team up to retaliate against male aggression
A study conducted by Dr Nicholas Newton-Fisher, Lecturer in Biological Anthropology at the University of Kent, has revealed for the first time that female wild chimpanzees will form coalitions to retaliate ...
Biology /
Nov 28, 2006 |
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New breast CT scanner rivals mammography
At the Radiological Society of North America meeting in Chicago on November 27, researchers will unveil a new imaging system developed at the University of Rochester that showed in a pilot study it could capture images equal ...
Nov 28, 2006 |
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MRI shows brains respond better to name brands
Your brain may be determining what car you buy before you've even taken a test drive. A new study gauging the brain's response to product branding has found that strong brands elicit strong activity in our brains. The findings ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 28, 2006 |
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A human taste for rarity spells disaster for endangered species
A model shows how the value that humans place on rarity fuels disproportionate exploitation of rare species, rendering them even rarer and thus more desirable, ultimately leading them into a vortex of extinction.
Biology /
Nov 28, 2006 |
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Pregnant smokers may 'program' their kids to become smokers
The authors base their findings on over 3,000 mothers and their children, who were part of a long term pregnancy study in Brisbane, Australia (MUSP) in 1981.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 28, 2006 |
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Halving daily cigarette quota has no health benefit
Halving the number of cigarettes smoked every day in the belief that it will stave off an early death makes no difference, suggests research in Tobacco Control.
Nov 28, 2006 |
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