News tagged with receptivity
The power of 'random': 'Seemingly loopy' technique could dramatically improve communications networks
A radical new approach to the design of communications networks, called "network coding," promises to make Internet file sharing faster, streaming video more reliable, and cell-phone reception better -- among ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Feb 09, 2010 |
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How the retina works: Like a multi-layered jigsaw puzzle of receptive fields
About 1.25 million neurons in the retina -- each of which views the world only through a small jagged window called a receptive field -- collectively form the seamless picture we rely on to navigate our environment. ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 07, 2009 |
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Dogs read our intent too: study
Dogs pick up not only on the words we say but also on our intent to communicate with them, according to a report published online in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on January 5.
Jan 05, 2012 |
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Famous lost word: The 'a' in 'one small step' line
(AP) -- When Neil Armstrong first spoke from the moon, he said one thing and people on Earth heard another. What the world heard was grammatically flubbed: "That's one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind." Armstrong ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 19, 2009 |
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Friday is final curtain for analog TV signals
(AP) -- The last major TV stations that are still broadcasting in analog will turn those signals off Friday and go all digital. And this time, they really mean it.
Jun 10, 2009 |
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Visual attention: How the brain makes the most of the visible world
The visual system has limited capacity and cannot process everything that falls onto the retina. Instead, the brain relies on attention to bring salient details into focus and filter out background clutter. ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 25, 2009 |
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Stations must warn if new TV signals lack reach
(AP) -- TV stations must alert viewers if their new digital signals don't reach areas covered by their soon-to-be-defunct analog broadcasts, the Federal Communications Commission has ruled.
Mar 16, 2009 |
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Hyperbaric treatment for autism reports significant clinical improvements
Hyperbaric treatment for children with autism has reportedly led to improvements in the condition, though previous studies were uncontrolled. Now, a new study published in the open access journal, BMC Pediatrics, is the fi ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 13, 2009 |
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Color boosts brain performance and receptivity to advertising, depending on task
A new University of British Columbia study reconciles a debate that has long raged among marketers and psychologists: What colour most improves brain performance and receptivity to advertising, red or blue?
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 05, 2009 |
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Listening to the radio even with an electric drive
To enable radio reception in electric vehicles, manufacturers must install filters and insulate cables, since electrical signals will otherwise interfere with music and speech transmissions. Now, using new ...
Apr 02, 2012 |
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Some still having problems with digital TV conversion
It seemed so simple. Buy a government-subsidized converter box, plug it in, and sit back and enjoy the brave new world of digital television.
Jul 08, 2009 |
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Survey: Fewer than 2.2M households unready for DTV
(AP) -- A survey sponsored by broadcasters says nearly 2.2 million households that rely on antennas for their TV reception are unprepared for the shutdown of analog TV signals on Friday.
Jun 11, 2009 |
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Chile to adopt Japanese digital TV standard: Bachelet
Chile will adopt the Japanese digital television standard ISDB-T, which is high-definition capable, joining neighboring Peru and Argentina, President Michelle Bachelet said Monday.
Sep 14, 2009 |
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U-verse offers TV alternative and more
OK, I admit it. When I am asked to test questionable software, I usually install it first on my wife's computer. And my kids are crash-test dummies ramming head-first into all sorts of dubious products. But they don't care ...
May 27, 2009 |
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