Posted Jul 14, 2008 at 01:22PM by Isaac C. Listed in: Biology, Neurology Tags: University of Bristol
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Will Our Future Brains Be Smaller? - Image 1In the human brain's history of evolution, it's developed a decision-making sector that is used to make us react quickly in dangerous situations. However, we've come a long way from having to go head-to-head with a boar just to get food (although the cast of Lost beg to differ). Is our evolution on the path of losing this part of the brain? Will humans have smaller brains in the future? Ponder on in the full article.

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Posted May 29, 2008 at 11:44AM by Isaac C. Listed in: Neurology Tags: University of Pittsburgh
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Monkeys control robotic arms through thought - Image 1What's this? Do we finally have robot monkeys? Are there pirate ninjas as well? Nah. Scientists hooked up robotic arms to the brains of monkeys (live ones, mind you), and the primates were actually able to move it as surely as if they were their own arms. Check out a video of monkey-robot in the full article.

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Posted May 07, 2008 at 06:05AM by David T. Listed in: Chemistry, Biology, Neurology
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A hormone like ghrelin helps make food look good to us - Image 1When we're hungry, food tends to look better to us than when we're not hungry. Blame it on a stomach "hunger hormone" by the name of ghrelin. A Montreal Neurological Institute study has been scrutinizing this in order to understand how to treat obesity. More food for thought follows in the full article, right after the jump.

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Posted Apr 26, 2008 at 06:07AM by David T. Listed in: Self Well-being, Mental Health, Neurology, Psychology
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An artistic rendition of false memory - Image 1One distinguishing quirk of human beings is that our preferences tend to change over time. While there is usually nothing wrong with this, it can spell danger as far as end-of-life treatment decisions are concerned. False memories apparently play a part in complicating things. If you prefer, you can read more about it in the full article after the jump.

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Posted Apr 22, 2008 at 05:42AM by David T. Listed in: Neurology Tags: UCLA
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Scales are archetypes of justice and fairness - Image 1What would you say if I were to ask you to do a good deed in exchange for fairness? Sure, money and chocolate may be more recognizable, tangible rewards. A recent study, however, suggests that the human brain tends to treat fairness as a reward as well. Fair enough. Turn to the full article after the jump for more scientific details.

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Posted Mar 25, 2008 at 02:13AM by David T. Listed in: Self Well-being, Neurology, Psychology Tags: Robert Provine, Dan Zarrella
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Human laughter - Image 1"Laugh and the world laughs with you," so goes the saying. Have you ever wondered why this is the case? Wonder no more, as more information regarding why we guffaw has recently come to light. Dan Zarrella explains how and why contagious laughter works. More laughing matters surface in the full article, right after the jump.

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Posted Mar 04, 2008 at 12:59AM by David T. Listed in: Biology, Neurology, Psychology
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The symbol for gender differences - Image 1Regardless of whether people are really made of snips and snails or sugar and spice, the fact remains gender differences exist, even in the realm of languages. The reason for this, scientists say, may have its basis in biology. More on gender differences in the full article, right after the jump.

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Posted Feb 05, 2008 at 06:43AM by Jay P. Listed in: Neurology Tags: Stanford University
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Study: Video games activate reward regions of brain in men more than women - Image 1If you're male and find it a wee bit difficult to put down the controller when you're playing a video game, then the findings of a Stanford study might be able provide you with a pretty interesting reason behind it.

In a study done by Allan Reiss and his colleagues, they were able to find out that video games have a greater effect on the reward region of the brain of men than in women. Details of their study in the full article.

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Posted Jan 26, 2008 at 06:44AM by David T. Listed in: Biomedical Technology, Diseases, Medical Devices, Mental Health, Neurology Tags: Alzheimer's disease
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The experimental anti Alzheimers helmet - Image 1There is currently no cure for Alzheimer's disease, but there may yet be hope of reversing the symptoms of the neurodegenerative disease if a certain prototype cognitive helmet designed by Dr. Gordon Dougal of the University of Sunderland lives up to its creator's and its user's expectations. More details on this strange-looking helmet after the jump.

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Posted Jan 14, 2008 at 05:52AM by Charles D. Listed in: Medical Devices, Neurology Tags: Germany, Carnegie Mellon University, Leipzig
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fMRI brain scan - Image 1What used to be a fine art confined to mind reading stalls in carnivals, such practices may soon move to more practical uses in society with much more credibility.

German scientists have conducted a study using fMRI (functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging) devices to help determine specific brain patterns and eventually read a person's thoughts and intentions from them. Check out the full article for more details!

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