News tagged with brain mechanism
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Immortal worms defy aging
Researchers from The University of Nottingham have demonstrated how a species of flatworm overcomes the ageing process to be potentially immortal.
Feb 27, 2012 |
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Researchers document how brain computes language
A study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine reports a significant breakthrough in explaining gaps in scientists' understanding of human brain function. The study - ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 15, 2009 |
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Archer fish can see like mammals (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- The ability to see objects oriented differently to the background, which is known as orientation-based saliency, has long been thought to be confined to mammals, but a new study has found ...
Sep 15, 2010 |
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Like humans, monkeys fall into the 'uncanny valley'
(PhysOrg.com) -- Princeton University researchers have come up with a new twist on the mysterious visual phenomenon experienced by humans known as the "uncanny valley." The scientists have found that monkeys ...
Oct 13, 2009 |
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Mathematical model of a simple circuit in a chicken brain raises fundamental questions
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Web site Neuroanthropology asks visitors to complete this quote, "One of the difficulties in understanding the brain is ...". In addition to the typical facetious remarks, such as "so ...
Dec 01, 2009 |
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Schizophrenia gene linked with abnormal neurogenesis in adult and postnatal brain
Scientists now have a better understanding of a perplexing gene that is associated with susceptibility for a wide spectrum of severely debilitating mental illnesses. Two independent research studies published by Cell Press ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 23, 2009 |
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Tiny eye motions help us find where Waldo is
(PhysOrg.com) -- To recognize faces in a crowd, the brain employs tiny eye movements called saccades and microsaccades to help us search for objects of interest. While researchers know that these movements ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 20, 2009 |
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Small evolutionary shifts make big impacts, study finds
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the developing fetus, cell growth follows a very specific schedule. In the eye's retina, for example, cones -- which help distinguish color during the day -- develop before the more light-sensitive ...
May 20, 2009 |
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Birds can dance, really
Researchers at Harvard University have found that humans aren't the only ones who can groove to a beat -- some other species can dance, too. This capability was previously believed to be specific to humans. ...
Apr 30, 2009 |
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Brain cell mechanism for decision making also underlies judgment about certainty
(PhysOrg.com) -- Countless times a day people judge their confidence in a choice they are about to make -- that they now can safely turn left at this intersection, that they aren't sure of their answer on ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 07, 2009 |
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New model of whiskers provides insight into sense of touch
Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a model that will allow them to simulate how rats use their whiskers to sense objects around them. The model enables further research that may provide insight into the ...
Apr 07, 2011 |
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Brain cells determine obesity -- not lack of willpower: study
An international study has discovered the reason why some people who eat a high-fat diet remain slim, yet others pile on the weight.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 08, 2010 |
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Researchers discover molecular determinant of cell identity
If a big bunch of your brain cells suddenly went rogue and decided to become fat cells, it could cloud your decision-making capacity a bit. Fortunately, early in an organism's development, cells make firm and more-or-less ...
Mar 21, 2011 |
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Understanding brain function could lead to breakthrough Alzheimer's treatment
Synaptic plasticity, one of the neurochemical foundations of learning and memory, is predominantly controlled by NMDA receptors. One of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease is a neurological dysfunction caused ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 20, 2010 |
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Timing is (almost) everything: Memory enhanced when events occur at behaviorally relevant times
What determines whether a scene is remembered or forgotten? According to a study published this week in the open access journal PLoS Biology, memory for visual scenes may not depend on attention level or what a scene contai ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 15, 2010 |
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