News tagged with synchrony
Traders who 'sync up' make more money: study
(PhysOrg.com) -- Long-standing problems are quite often solved simultaneously by various people working alone. Take, for example, naturalists Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace, who separately proposed the theory of ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Mar 17, 2011 |
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Long-distance brain waves focus attention (w/Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Just as our world buzzes with distractions -- from phone calls to e-mails to tweets -- the neurons in our brain are bombarded with messages. Research has shown that when we pay attention, some of these neurons ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 28, 2009 |
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Autism skews developing brain with synchronous motion and sound (w/Video)
Individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) tend to stare at people's mouths rather than their eyes. Now, an NIH-funded study in 2-year-olds with the social deficit disorder suggests why they might find mouths so attractive: ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 29, 2009 |
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Marching to the beat of the same drum improves teamwork
Armies train by marching in step. Religions around the world incorporate many forms of singing and chanting into their rituals. Citizens sing the National Anthem before sporting events. Why do we participate in these various ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 28, 2009 |
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