For the Brain, Remembering Is Like Reliving
0 Comments Published September 5th, 2008 by in Epilepsy, Dementia, Memory, BrainFor the first time, scientists have recorded individual brain cells fetching a spontaneous memory.
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Innovation in Observing Brain Cells
0 Comments Published September 5th, 2008 by in Epilepsy, Dementia, Memory, BrainFor the first time, scientists have recorded individual brain cells fetching a spontaneous memory.
Brain Cells Observed Summoning a Memory
0 Comments Published September 4th, 2008 by in Epilepsy, Dementia, Memory, BrainFor the first time, scientists have recorded individual brain cells in the act of summoning a spontaneous memory.
Q & A: Brain Power
0 Comments Published September 1st, 2008 by in Calories, BrainDoes extra mental effort burn more calories?
Undecideds More Decided Than They Think, Study Says
0 Comments Published August 22nd, 2008 by in Elections, Public Opinion, Psychology and Psychologists, Brain, ResearchVoters who insist that they are undecided are sometimes fooling themselves, having already made a choice at a subconscious level, a new study suggests.
Vital Signs: Behavior: Nothing Says ‘Focus’ Like Memory of Love
0 Comments Published August 19th, 2008 by in Love (Emotion), Brain, Medicine and HealthIn a new study, people shown images of attractive men and women paid less attention to them if they had just been reminded about the person they loved.
While a Magician Works, the Mind Does the Tricks
0 Comments Published August 11th, 2008 by in Eyes and Eyesight, Magic and Magicians, Brain, Science and TechnologyHow to magicians take advantage of our brains to create their seemingly impossible illusions?
Mind: You’re Bored, but Your Brain Is Tuned In
0 Comments Published August 6th, 2008 by in Boredom, Psychology and Psychologists, Brain, Medicine and HealthResearch suggests that boredom allows the brain to recast the outside world in ways that can be productive and creative.
Mind: You’re Checked Out, but Your Brain Is Tuned In
0 Comments Published August 5th, 2008 by in Boredom, Psychology and Psychologists, Brain, Medicine and HealthResearch suggests that falling into a numbed trance allows the brain to recast the outside world in ways that can be productive and creative.
The Doctor’s World: The Story Behind Kennedy’s Surgery
0 Comments Published July 29th, 2008 by in Tumors, Kennedy, Edward M, Cancer, Surgery and Surgeons, Brain, Doctors, Medicine and HealthThe nation’s top neurosurgeons were divided on whether or not to operate on Senator Kennedy’s brain tumor.