News tagged with somatosensory system
Scientists discover protein receptor for carbonation taste
(PhysOrg.com) -- In 1767, chemist Joseph Priestley stood in his laboratory one day with an idea to help English mariners stay healthy on long ocean voyages. He infused water with carbon dioxide to create an effervescent ...
Oct 15, 2009 |
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How the carrot approach facilitates learning
People who are rewarded for making correct decisions learn quickly. While the "carrot" approach may produce favourable results, little is understood about how rewards facilitate the learning process.
Jul 28, 2009 |
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Experience shapes the brain's circuitry throughout adulthood
The adult brain, long considered to be fixed in its wiring, is in fact remarkably dynamic. Neuroscientists once thought that the brain's wiring was fixed early in life, during a critical period beyond which changes were impossible. ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 15, 2010 |
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Long-lasting sensory loss in WTC workers
New research from the Monell Center and collaborating institutions reports that workers exposed to the complex mixture of toxic airborne chemicals following the 9/11 disaster had a decreased ability to detect odors and irritants ...
May 18, 2010 |
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Brain-stimulation method appears to help induce remission in some patients with depression
an intervention that uses magnetic currents to activate certain brain areas—appears to help induce remission in patients with treatment-resistant depression, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of General Ps ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 04, 2010 |
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Rat whiskers versus human fingertips: touch and touch alike
(PhysOrg.com) -- Rats use their whiskers much like humans use their fingertips to feel objects, but despite these great differences they both process those sensations in the same part of the brain and in the ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 14, 2010 |
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The thalamus, middleman of the brain, becomes a sensory conductor
Two new studies show that the thalamus--the small central brain structure often characterized as a mere pit-stop for sensory information on its way to the cortex--is heavily involved in sensory processing, and is an important ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 07, 2009 |
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A scientist probes the origins of 'ouch!'
Skinning a knee, swallowing habanero salsa, and installing snow chains bare-handed might seem pretty different at first. But all have one thing in common -- they're guaranteed to hurt.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 02, 2009 |
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Brain's object recognition system activated by touch alone
Portions of the brain that activate when people view pictures of objects compared to scrambled images can also be activated by touch alone, confirms a new report published online on May 28th in Current Biology.
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May 28, 2009 |
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When it comes to elephant love calls, the answer lies in a bone-shaking triangle
(PhysOrg.com) -- Many a love-besotted soul has declared they would move the world for their true love, but how many actually accomplish that task in their quest to unite with a lover?
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Feb 13, 2009 |
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Scientists find blocking a neuropeptide receptor decreases nicotine addiction
The study was published in an online Early Edition issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the week of November 24. Scripps Florida is a division of The Scripps Research Institute.
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Nov 24, 2008 |
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Overactive nerves in head and neck may account for 'ringing in the ears'
Do your ears ring after a loud concert" Nerves that sense touch in your face and neck may be behind the racket in your brain, University of Michigan researchers say.
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Jan 10, 2008 |
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