News tagged with stimuli
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Research shows adult brains capable of rapid new growth
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a paper published in Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences, Veronica Kwok, Li-Hai Tan, and their colleagues at the University of Hong Kong, conclude that the adult human brain is cap ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 05, 2011 |
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Remembering the future: Our brain saves energy by predicting what it will see
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have discovered that the brain saves energy by predicting what it is likely to see. According to scientists in the Department of Psychology at the University of Glasgow in collaboration ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 24, 2010 |
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Less pain for learning gain: Research offers a strategy to increase learning with less effort
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists long have recognized that many perceptual skills important for language comprehension and reading can be enhanced through practice. Now research from Northwestern University suggests a new way ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 22, 2010 |
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Computer scientists form mathematical formulation of the brain's neural networks
As computer scientists this year celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the mathematical genius Alan Turing, who set out the basis for digital computing in the 1930s to anticipate the electronic age, they still quest ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Apr 02, 2012 |
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Playing on our instincts: Psychology professor says 'supernormal stimuli' drive many unnatural urges
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have long known that lab animals’ behavior can be manipulated by artificially stimulating their natural instincts. Over-stimulating animals can provoke such extreme responses that ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 18, 2010 |
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How cigarettes calm you down
The calming neurological effects of nicotine have been demonstrated in a group of non-smokers during anger provocation. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Behavioral and Brain Functions suggest that n ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 24, 2009 |
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Parts of brain can switch functions: study
(PhysOrg.com) -- When your brain encounters sensory stimuli, such as the scent of your morning coffee or the sound of a honking car, that input gets shuttled to the appropriate brain region for analysis. The ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 28, 2011 |
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Researchers crack part of the neuronal code
(PhysOrg.com) -- Prostheses for paralysed patients, communication with patients who have lost all capacity for normal communication - the hopes for modern brain research are high. However, such brain-machine ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 22, 2009 |
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Scientists confirm crab's memory of pain
New research published by a Queen’s University Belfast academic has shown that crabs not only suffer pain but that they retain a memory of it.
Mar 27, 2009 |
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How a brain chemical changes locusts from harmless grasshoppers to swarming pests
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have uncovered the underlying biological reason why locusts form migrating swarms. Their findings, reported in today's edition of Science, could be used in the future to prevent ...
Biology /
Jan 29, 2009 |
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Highlight: The brain seconds that emotion
Smells from your childhood kitchen, the sight of friends and family in old photographs, the feel of a well-worn flannel shirt…all these sensory experiences can conjure up powerful memories.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Aug 06, 2010 |
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'Fuzzy logic' reveals cells' inner workings
(PhysOrg.com) -- Living cells are bombarded with messages from the outside world -- hormones and other chemicals tell them to grow, migrate, die or do nothing. Inside the cell, complex signaling networks interpret these cues ...
Apr 03, 2009 |
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Oscillating gel acts like artificial skin, giving robots potential ability to 'feel'
Sooner than later, robots may have the ability to "feel." In a paper published online March 26 in Advanced Functional Materials, a team of researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and the Massachusetts Instit ...
Mar 29, 2012 |
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New powerful tool can visualize dynamic activity of electrical signals in neuronal populations
Information processing in the brain relies on the coordinated activity between populations of different types of neurons, each with distinct electrical properties and connections. Understanding how complex ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 27, 2010 |
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Consumer sentiment shaped by differing cultural attitudes toward power
In the battle of egos, Donald Trump vs. Hugo Chavez might be a draw. But as symbols of power, each resonates differently with different cultures, as cultures nurture different views of what is desirable and ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 19, 2010 |
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