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'Singing brains' offers epilepsy and schizophrenia clues

Studying the way a person's brain 'sings' could improve our understanding of conditions such as epilepsy and schizophrenia and help develop better treatments, scientists at Cardiff University have discovered.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created May 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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An octave spanning chip-based optical ruler

More than a decade ago, the frequency comb technique was developed at the Max Planck In-stitute of Quantum Optics by Professor Theodor W. Hänsch. The new tool has stimulated fun-damental research as well ...

Physics / General Physics

created Aug 08, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Spotting weaknesses in solid wood

Is there a hairline crack in the oak table? Was the window frame glued badly? Ultrasound thermography can reliably identify material defects during the production of wooden items. This allows rejects to be ...

Technology / Engineering

created Aug 01, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Predicting learning using brain analysis

(PhysOrg.com) -- An international team of scientists has developed a way to predict how much a person can learn, based on studies at UC Santa Barbara's Brain Imaging Center.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Apr 19, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

NJIT biomedical engineer helps stroke patients

The Journal of the American Medical Society ("Medical News & Perspectives", Jan. 19, 2011) featured the research of NJIT Associate Professor Sergei Adamovich, a biomedical engineer. Adamovich and his resear ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Feb 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Youth adapt faster than seniors to unexpected events

Does experience give seniors an edge in reacting to sudden change or are younger people quicker to respond? A new study from Concordia University shows that when a routine task is interrupted by an unexpected event, younger ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A crucial test for Alzheimer's

It's painful to watch Peter Kenney take a memory test.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Sep 20, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Putting muscle into birdsong: Wide range of pitch is due to vocal muscles more than air pressure

Female zebra finches don't sing but make one-note, low-pitch calls. Males sing over a wide range of frequencies. University of Utah scientists discovered how: The males' stronger vocal muscles, not the pressure ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 29, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Engineer helps stroke patients regain motor functions in hands, arms

Helping stroke patients regain use of their hands and arms through innovative robotic and virtual reality-based video game therapies is the focal point of NJIT Associate Professor Sergei Adamovich, a biomedical ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jun 10, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers develop new method of quantitative art authentication

(PhysOrg.com) -- Dartmouth researchers Daniel Graham, James M. Hughes, and Dan Rockmore are combining their expertise in brain science, computer science, and mathematics to analyze a series of drawings from ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Jan 08, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Music tuition can help children improve reading skills

Children exposed to a multi-year programme of music tuition involving training in increasingly complex rhythmic, tonal, and practical skills display superior cognitive performance in reading skills compared with their non-musically ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 16, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1


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