Mood-emitting headphones, microwaving security tags, waterproof sandals, and more (full text available to subscribers) New Scientist – Online news
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Zap the brain with electricity to speed up mental maths
By admin on Friday, May 17th, 2013 | Comments Off
It’s what school children have been waiting for – stimulating the brain speeds up mental arithmetic and the results seem to last New Scientist – Online news
Read More...Father: Titus Young has brain disorder, needs help
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Father: Titus Young has brain disorder, needs help NFL Football News : CBSSports.com
Read More...Genes in the brain keep bad time when we are depressed
By admin on Monday, May 13th, 2013 | Comments Off
Brain cells turn out to have a timetable for genetic activity, just like cells elsewhere – but this pattern is out of sync in people with depression New Scientist – Online news
Read More...Brain Area for Ticklish Laughter Found
By admin on Friday, May 10th, 2013 | Comments Off
A laugh that prompts you to cry out, “That tickles!” activates different brain areas than a laugh not provoked by tickling, a new study from Germany suggests. Science News Headlines – Yahoo! News
Read More...Age-defying: Master key of lifespan found in brain
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The brain’s mechanism for controlling ageing has been discovered – and manipulated to shorten and extend the lives of mice. Drugs to slow ageing could follow (full text available to subscribers) New Scientist – Online news
Read More...Brain implant gives early warning of epileptic seizure
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A device that monitors brainwaves warns people with epilepsy of oncoming seizures, helping them stay safe New Scientist – Online news
Read More...Brain Region Found to Control Aging
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For the first time, a brain region has been found that may control aging throughout the whole body, a new study reports. Livescience.com News Headlines – Yahoo! News
Read More...If These Brain Scanners Don’t Raise Your Red Privacy Flags, Nothing Will
By admin on Monday, April 29th, 2013 | Comments Off
Two interconnected things are about to happen. First, despite all the data that advertisers, businesses and government have already collected on us so far, that stock of behavioral knowledge is about to grow tremendously. The second and slightly more urgent thing is that Congress is about to lay down some new rules that will affect [...]
Read More...VIDEO: Oliver Sacks on awakening the brain
By admin on Monday, April 29th, 2013 | Comments Off
Oliver Sacks may be approaching his 80th birthday but the renowned neurologist remains prolific. BBC News – Science & Environment
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