News tagged with memory effect
'Colossal' Magnetic Effect Under Pressure
(PhysOrg.com) -- Millions of people today carry around pocket-sized music players capable of holding thousands of songs, thanks to the discovery 20 years ago of a phenomenon known as the “giant magnetoresistance ...
Jun 05, 2009 |
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Neuroscientists uncover possible basis of short-term memory
Ben W. Strowbridge, PhD, associate professor of neuroscience and physiology/biophysics, and Phillip Larimer, PhD, a MD/PhD student in the neurosciences graduate program at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 27, 2009 |
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An organic transistor paves the way for new generations of neuro-inspired computers
For the first time, French researchers at CNRS and CEA have developed a transistor that can mimic the main functionalities of a synapse.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jan 22, 2010 |
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Blood simple circuitry for cyborgs
Could electronic components made from human blood be the key to creating cyborg interfaces? Circuitry that links human tissues and nerve cells directly to an electronic device, such as a robotic limb or artificial eye might ...
Mar 30, 2011 |
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That gut feeling may actually reflect a reliable memory
You know the feeling. You make a decision you're certain is merely a "lucky guess."
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 08, 2009 |
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Self-healing autonomous material comes to life
You've seen it in movies: the human-like, robot assassin quickly regenerates its structure after being damaged beyond recognition. This "Terminator" scenario is becoming less far-fetched as recent advances in structural health ...
Dec 07, 2010 |
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Smart memory foam made smarter
Researchers from Northwestern University and Boise State University have figured out how to produce a less expensive shape-shifting "memory" foam, which could lead to more widespread applications of the material, such as ...
Sep 24, 2009 |
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Study reveals chemo's toxicity to brain, possible treatment
Researchers have developed a novel animal model showing that four commonly used chemotherapy drugs disrupt the birth of new brain cells, and that the condition could be partially reversed with the growth factor IGF-1.
Dec 17, 2009 |
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Neuroscientists explain 'Proustian effect' of small details attached to big memories
Neuroscientists at MIT's Picower Institute of Learning and Memory have uncovered why relatively minor details of an episode are sometimes inexplicably linked to long-term memories. The work is slated to appear in the Jan. ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 13, 2011 |
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Hall effect magnetic field sensors for high temperatures and harmful radiation environments
Toyohashi Tech researchers have fabricated Hall effect magnetic field sensors operable at least 400 C and in extreme radiation conditions using gallium nitride-based heterostructures a with two-dimensional ...
Mar 22, 2012 |
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Progress toward an Alzheimer's drug that saves brain cells
Flanders Institute for Biotechnology scientists connected to the K.U.Leuven, Belgium, have identified a molecule that can form the basis for a new therapy for Alzheimer's disease. This is the first step toward a medicine ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 19, 2009 |
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