News tagged with visual patterns

People who 'see' numbers have better memories for dates

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new research project has shown that people who perceive numbers visually, and who see sequences of numbers as visual patterns, have better memories for dates and events in the past than ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 3 weblog

Brain research shows past experience is invaluable for complex decision making

Researchers funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) have shown that past experience really does help when we have to make complex decisions based on uncertain or confusing information. ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created May 13, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Twins Study Looks at Genetic Influences on Thinking

(PhysOrg.com) -- A groundbreaking study by UT Dallas’ Center for Vital Longevity is focusing on twins in an effort to answer some long-debated questions about the rival influences of nature vs. nurture.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 16, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Game utilizes human intuition to help computers solve complex problems

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new computer game prototype combines work and play to help solve a fundamental problem underlying many computer hardware design tasks.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Jul 27, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Listening to music can change the way you judge facial emotions

A research project led by Dr Joydeep Bhattacharya at Goldsmiths, University of London has shown that it is possible to influence emotional evaluation of visual stimuli by listening to musical excerpts before the evaluation.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created May 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1