Items tagged with brain

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Eyes See Trouble Coming Before Brain Notices Monday, September 7th, 2009 - 17:48:50 - Ehud Rattner Not just a window to the soul, the eye has a few tricks of its own. Newly discovered eye cells can warn us that an object is coming nearer, and do so... read more

Birds Born to Fear Red Monday, August 3rd, 2009 - 12:02:33 - Ehud Rattner Finches instinctively avoid competitors colored red, rather than learning to fear the color during their upbringing, Australian research concludes... read more

New Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease? Monday, July 27th, 2009 - 17:44:10 - Ehud Rattner A drug similar to one used in clinical trials for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis has been found to rescue memory in mice exhibiting... read more

Monkey's Brain Can 'Plug and Play' Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 - 16:07:30 - Anuradha Menon Our brains have a remarkable ability to assimilate motor skills that allow us to perform a host of tasks almost automatically—driving a car, riding a... read more

Artificial Brain '10 Years Away' Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 - 09:01:03 - Anuradha Menon A detailed, functional artificial human brain can be built within the next 10 years, a leading scientist has claimed. Henry Markram, director of the... read more

Adult Brain Can Change Within Seconds Wednesday, July 15th, 2009 - 10:49:38 - Anuradha Menon The human brain can adapt to changing demands even in adulthood, but MIT neuroscientists have now found evidence of it changing with unsuspected... read more

The Next Hacking Frontier - Your Brain? Monday, July 13th, 2009 - 14:36:12 - Sarah Gingichashvili Hackers who commandeer your computer are bad enough. Now scientists worry that someday, they'll try to take over your brain. In the past year... read more

Matter Over Mind Thursday, July 9th, 2009 - 09:05:28 - Anuradha Menon A new study suggests activities combining movement and force tax our brains to capacity, countering a long-held belief that difficulty with dexterous... read more

A Helping Hand for Addicts Monday, June 29th, 2009 - 13:55:24 - Ehud Rattner Vincent Clark, of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, thinks he has something like a crystal ball for drug addicts. By applying traditional... read more

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