Items tagged with brain

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Using Gestures Grammatically Correct Monday, July 7th, 2008 - 18:01:15 - Ehud Rattner The mind apparently has a consistent way of ordering an event that defies the order in which subjects, verbs, and objects typically appear in... read more

'Brain Breathalysers' May Scan For Stress Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 - 10:44:40 - Ehud Rattner With jam-packed schedules and a video feed to Earth, astronauts enjoy precious little privacy as it is. Soon, doctors might peek into an astronaut's... read more

Reprogram Stem Cells in Natural Environment Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008 - 16:06:08 - Anuradha Menon In recent years, stem cell researchers have become very adept at manipulating the fate of adult stem cells cultured in the lab. Now, researchers at... read more

New Map IDs the Core of the Human Brain Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008 - 12:58:36 - Anuradha Menon An international team of researchers has created the first complete high-resolution map of how millions of neural fibers in the human cerebral cortex... read more

Why It's Hard to Say Goodbye? Monday, June 30th, 2008 - 22:41:33 - Ehud Rattner Most people, when confronted with the death of a loved one, mourn intensely for a few weeks or months and then gradually manage to move on. A small... read more

Inadequate Sleep May Exacerbate Aging Monday, June 30th, 2008 - 14:22:20 - Ehud Rattner Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have shown that the unfolded protein response, which is a reaction to stress induced... read more

Happy Thoughts May Dampen Cravings Monday, June 30th, 2008 - 08:07:30 - Ehud Rattner Want to quit smoking? Next time the urge to light up strikes, think of snow-capped peaks instead of the fleeting pleasure of a white cigarette... read more

Evaluating Brain Stimulation For Depression Sunday, June 29th, 2008 - 12:25:15 - Ehud Rattner St. Jude Medical, Inc. has announced the first patient implants in a clinical study that is investigating whether deep brain stimulation (DBS)... read more

Want to Enhance Your Brain Power? Friday, June 27th, 2008 - 23:51:45 - Anuradha Menon A little brain boost is something we could all use now and then. A new option may be on the horizon. Researchers at the National Institute for... read more

Neural Implant that Learns with the Brain Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 - 18:00:27 - Anuradha Menon Devices known as brain-machine interfaces could someday be used routinely to help paralyzed patients and amputees control prosthetic limbs with just... read more

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