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A mechanism to improve learning and memory
Feb 22, 2012 18:39
There are a number of drugs and experimental conditions that can block cognitive function and impair learning and memory....
What can animals’ survival instincts tell us about understanding human emotion?
Feb 22, 2012 18:29
Can animals’ survival instincts shed additional light on what we know about human emotion? New York University neuroscientist...
To celebrate prairie landscapes, research says to take an aesthetic approach
Feb 22, 2012 18:01
A Kansas State University researcher and former park ranger is helping people take a new view of the prairie and see it as...
New brain connections form in clusters during learning
Feb 21, 2012 20:05
New connections between brain cells emerge in clusters in the brain as animals learn to perform a new task, according to...
Brain makes call on which ear is used for cell phone
Feb 21, 2012 19:55
If you’re a left brain thinker, chances are you use your right hand to hold your cell phone up to your right ear, according...
You can’t do the math without the words
Feb 21, 2012 19:35
Most people learn to count when they are children. Yet surprisingly, not all languages have words for numbers. A recent study...
Chess experts help researchers understand how we see the world
Feb 21, 2012 19:29
Just as expert chess players scrutinize a board to calculate their next moves, UT Dallas cognitive neuroscientists are studying...
A step forward in effort to regenerate damaged nerves
Feb 21, 2012 18:42
The carnage evident in disasters like car wrecks or wartime battles is oftentimes mirrored within the bodies of the people...
Puzzle play may help boost learning math-related skills
Feb 20, 2012 20:05
Children who play with puzzles between ages 2 and 4 later develop better spatial skills, a study by University of Chicago...
A new EEG shows how brain tracts are formed
Feb 20, 2012 19:36
In the past few years, researchers at the University of Helsinki have made several breakthroughs in discovering how the brain...
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