Pinky And The Brain: Domination
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By: Nation of Games
Eavesdropping on the Music of the Brain
2009-07-07 15:37:00 From New Scientist - Online News: WHAT does the human brain sound like? Now you can find out thanks to a technique for turning its flickering activity into music. Listening to scans may also give new insights into the differences and similarities between normal and dysfunctional br
Rewiring the Brain: Inside the New Science of Neuroengineering
2009-03-02 15:15:00 From Wired Top Stories: Dr. Ed Boyden is showing off his lab's equipment with naked delight. We've whizzed past a laser table, a 3-D printer and some rattling biological shakers, and come to rest beside a water cutter. Boyden picks up a piece of scrap metal and demonstrates how
Exploring the Folds of the Brain--And Their Links to Autism
2009-02-02 14:13:00 From Scientific American: One of the first things people notice about the human brain is its intricate landscape of hills and valleys. These convolutions derive from the cerebral cortex, a two- to four-millimeter-thick mantle of gelatinous tissue packed with neurons sometimes calle
Exercising the Brain?A Collosal Effect
2009-01-23 21:49:00 Years ago, I had the good fortune to study at Cambridge University. Living on student stipends did not afford me much opportunity to take taxis on my ventures into London. But one time, when I was late for an important meeting, I frantically hailed a taxi and told the driver my predicament. He calmly replied, ?Don?t worry, luv?I?ll get you there.? And he sure did. In the process, I stared in amazement as he negotiated the unbelievable maze of streets with skill that can only be described as phenomenal.
Nicotine Activates More Than Just The Brain's Pleasure Pathways
2009-01-23 15:10:00 From ScienceDaily: Latest Science News: Researchers have discovered there are differing taste pathways for nicotine, which could provide a new approach for future smoking-cessation products. "We learned some of nicotine's secrets," said Albino Oliveira-Maia, M.D., Ph.D., a postd
A Problem of the Brain, Not the Hands: Group Urges Phone Ban for Drivers
2009-01-13 14:14:00 From NYT > Science: In half a dozen states and many cities and counties, it is illegal to use a hand-held cellphone while driving — but perfectly all right to talk on a hands-free device. The theory is that it's distracting to hold a phone and drive with just one hand. But
Fitness and the Brain: Can a Walk a Day Keep Alzheimer's Away?
2008-11-25 15:48:00 From Scientific American: In the U.S. some five million people have Alzheimer's disease and 10 million boomers will be at risk for memory problems over their lifetime. Worldwide, more than 100 million people may have Alzheimer's by the year 2050. As clinicians, we have learned to r
Pinpointing Creativity In the Brain
2008-11-17 14:55:00 From Slashdot: The Times Online has a lengthy story about the work being done to solve mysteries regarding the brain and various aspects of neuroscience. They discuss some of the "brain-training" myths and look at the quest to determine when and where creative thought originates. Q
Obama on the Brain
2008-10-22 20:16:00 NeurObama 08 by gpot9883 “Scientists agree that Obama has their best interests at heart and will lead this country along a pathway of innovation and discovery.” &-#160;
By: Migrations
Study Finds Overeating May Mess With the Brain
2008-10-03 17:25:00 Researchers have discovered that overeating may make the brain go haywire, often leading to other health problems such as diabetes, heart disease and many other issues. Fitness Food and Drink Health Lifestyle Miscellaneous News Science Technology
Study Finds Overeating May Mess With the Brain
2008-10-03 17:25:00 Researchers have discovered that overeating may make the brain go haywire, often leading to other health problems such as diabetes, heart disease and many other issues. Fitness Food and Drink Health Lifestyle Miscellaneous News Science Technology
Why Calories Taste Delicious: Eating and the Brain
2008-09-30 16:06:00 From Scientific American: The obesity epidemic has led to increased scientific interest in how the brain controls human feeding behavior. Why do we get hungry? What biological mechanisms tell us what to eat and when to stop eating? It's long been assumed that two neurobiological
Immaturity of the brain may cause schizophrenia
2008-09-11 04:11:00 The underdevelopment of a specific region in the brain may lead to schizophrenia in individuals. According to research published today in BioMed Central?s open access journal Molecular Brain, dentate gyrus, which is located in the hippocampus in the brain and thought to be responsible for working memory and mood regulation, remained immature in an animal model of schizophrenia. Professor Tsuyoshi Miyakawa of Fujita Health University, National Institute for Physiological Sciences (NIPS), and Kyoto University led a research team in Japan, with support from the CREST program of Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST). First, the team investigated behaviors by conducting a systematic and well-defined behavioral test battery with alpha-CaMKII mutant mice, an animal model of schizophrenia.. These mice showed abnormal behaviors similar to those of schizophrenic patients. Next, the team found the dentate gyrus neurons in hippocampus of the brain of these mice were not matured morphol...
The Bane Of McCain Falls Mainly On The Brain
2008-06-01 23:46:00 Bush should've axed Karl Rove in Miss Covert America Valerie Plame CIA leak case. Former press flack Scott McClellan to Tim Russert on "Meet The Press." VideoMaureen Dowd NYT: McClellan did not realize the value of a favorite maxim ? ?The truth shall set you free? ? until he was hung out to dry by his bosses in the Valerie Plame affair, repeating the lies Karl Rove and Scooter Libby brazenly told him about not being the leakers. ?Clearly,? McClellan says, sounding like the breast-heaving heroine of a Victorian romance, ?I had allowed myself to be deceived.? He felt ?something fall out of me into the abyss.?It could be Pillsbury doughboy Scottie McClellan who denies John McCain the presidency. Frank Rich NYT "McCain's McClellan Nightmare": Mr. McClellan isn?t a sizzling TV personality, or, before now, a household name beyond the Beltway. His book secured no major prepublication media send-off on ?60 Minutes? or a newsmagazine cover. But if the tale of how the White House ginned up ...
By: Chickaboomer
Probabilistic Models of the Brain: Perception and Neural Function
2008-05-28 15:45:00 DescriptionProbabilistic Models of the Brain: Perception and Neural Function (Neural Information Processing) Publisher: The MIT PressNumber Of Pages: 334Publication Date: 2002-02-15Sales Rank: 319222ISBN / ASIN: 0262182246EAN: 9780262182249Binding: HardcoverManufacturer: The MIT PressStudio: The MIT PressNeurophysiological, neuroanatomical, and brain imaging studies have helped to shed light on how the brain transforms raw sensory information into a form that is useful for goal-directed behavior. A fundamental question that is seldom addressed by these studies, however, is why the brain uses the types of representations it does and what evolutionary advantage, if any, these representations confer. It is difficult to address such questions directly via animal experiments. A promising alternative is to use probabilistic principles such as maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference to derive models of brain function.This book surveys some of the current probabilistic approaches to model...
Incense Is Good For The Brain
2008-05-26 20:04:00 Religious leaders have contended for millennia that burning incense is good for the soul. Now, biologists have learned that it is good for our brains too. An international team of scientists, including researchers from Johns Hopkins University and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, describe how burning frankincense (resin from the Boswellia plant) activates poorly understood ion channels in the brain to alleviate anxiety or depression. This suggests that an entirely new class of depression and anxiety drugs might be right under our noses.
The Brain At Work - SHRM Magazine Article
2008-05-23 17:31:00 Sometimes "cutting-leading-sharp’ edge stuff crosses our desk. The following link will take you to just such an article. For trainers, it's nothing short of WOW! This article features the application of neuroscience at work---SHRM, the largest organization of human resource...
By: DiSC Profiles
18 Cancer Of The Brain
2008-05-14 06:00:00 Relative survival after diagnosis of cancer of the brain is poor when compared with other ... of 75 in males and 7,400 in females due to brain cancer. ... [ This is a content summary only. Visit www.healthpdf.com for full content! ]
Entering the Brain-Free Zone
2008-05-07 23:06:00 Seventeen-year-old Amon Schute is social drek. He's sneering, jeering and hateful. He proves it with ostentatious displays of filthy jeans, long matted hair, body piercings and tattoos. He's exactly the kind of kid you'd expect to spend his entire adult life in lockup. Sixteen-year-old Coy Minyon is a social cipher. He's weak, meek and fearful. He proves it with a timorous mask of ultra conservative clothing, neatly groomed hair, unobtrusive appearance and a permanent muted existence that makes him invisible to the world. He's exactly the kind of kid you'd expect to spend his entire adult life in total obscurity. Amon and Coy are best friends. Together they plan to gun down a bunch of people in a public place and then off themselves in a blaze of everlasting glory. read more
Facts and Nonsense About the Brain
2008-05-07 11:00:00 Like most things, there is much nonsense spoken about our brains. Our brains are very interesting to us, even to stupid people, because we use them to think. Yes, even dumb people do use their brains to think. We don't really understand how our brains work, so some of us try to sound smart by pontificating about our mysterious brains.Here are some widespread myths about our brains:We only use [choose one: 10%, 20%] of our brains. This silly statement makes us feel good, because it suggests that if we really try hard, we can use 30 or 40% of our brains and make more money or get laid more or dazzle folks with our wit, or this or that. Problem is that no neurologist will agree with this statement, and no one quite knows even where it came from.It's one of those feel-good statements that is complete nonsense. We use all of our brains. Even total idiots are using all of their brains most of the time, strange as it may seem.There are parts of the brain that are emotional and parts of t...
By: Robert Lindsay
Electrical stimulation delivered to keys areas deep within the brain found
2008-05-03 02:05:00 I think that FDA approval for this treatment are several years away. I assume reimbursement will be an issue, even if FDA approved. But it is truly a potentially exciting new depression treatment. Here's how it works. Imagine what a pacemaker does to your heart: Its electrical impulses regulate a heartbeat that's out of whack. Now picture a pacemaker-type device that jolts the brain and regulates mood circuits, potentially easing deep depression no other treatments can touch:In what some are hailing as a brave new use of existing technology, researchers presented evidence this week at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons' annual scientific meeting that deep brain stimulation does just that, improving both severe depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder, a frequent companion disorder. "Depression is a physiological disorder, and basically we are regulating the abnormal signals to brain causing the depression," says Dr. Ali Rezai, director of the C...
Entering the Brain-Free Zone
2008-04-30 22:58:00 Seventeen-year-old Amon Schute is social drek. He's sneering, jeering and hateful. He proves it with ostentatious displays of filthy jeans, long matted hair, body piercings and tattoos. He's exactly the kind of kid you'd expect to spend his entire adult life in lockup. Sixteen-year-old Coy Minyon is a social cipher. He's weak, meek and fearful. He proves it with a timorous mask of ultra conservative clothing, neatly groomed hair, unobtrusive appearance and a permanent muted existence that makes him invisible to the world. read more
Why Does the Brain Need So Much Power?
2008-04-30 16:37:00 From Scientific American: It is well established that the brain uses more energy than any other human organ, accounting for up to 20 percent of the body's total haul. Until now, most scientists believed that it used the bulk of that energy to fuel electrical impulses that neurons e
Cocaine Drug Effect On The Brain
2008-04-28 04:13:00 A recent scientific study has shown that cocaine messes with our will power ? this maybe the reason that some are more vulnerable to addiction than others.
Self Esteem, Negative Thinking, Hypnosis And The Brain
2008-04-25 09:14:00 Do you find it hard to stay positive? Is your focus less than perfect? Do you have a head full of clutter that stops you from making real emotion-free decisions? All of us carry around unwanted thoughts and emotions but for some they are so strong and such a determining factor in their decisions that they are in control of the person's life.If you are a person who finds it hard to get through the day without experiencing negative thoughts and emotions that cripple your ability to interact and make sound clear decisions then you know how harmful allowing these negatives to remain can be.It is proable though that you are just an average person who is neither very positive nor very negative. You are most likely to be the type of person who feels neither good nor bad most of the time yet can get bogged down in negativity as the world and circumstances push against you.The purpose of this article is to show you that you can eliminate these negative from your life and free your mind so t...
A Serious Game To Get A Sense Of The Brain Work That Is Going On from chem
2008-04-24 09:07:00 Via: Slate - An Ingenious Video Game That Looks Like It Was Designed By A Third-GraderCrayon Physics Deluxe , from Kloonigames, is a 2D physics puzzle game, in which you get to experience what it would be like if your drawings would be magically transformed into real physical objects. Solve puzzles with your artistic vision and creative use of physics.Crayon Physics Deluxe lets you draw objects on the screen by clicking and dragging your mouse, or by drawing with the stylus of a tablet PC, as in the below video. The objects you scrawl become part of the game world. The goal is to create objects that propel a crudely drawn ball toward a crudely drawn star. There is no single correct way to scoot that ball around; the fun is in exploring the options. Within seconds of hitting start, you're furiously scribbling blocks and ramps and wedges and seesaws, whatever it takes to reach the goal. Some players may get sidetracked creating hilariously inefficient Rube Goldberg devices. Others wi...
Botox on the Brain
2008-04-18 17:56:00 Botox on the brain was detected by The Italian National Research Council’s Institute of Neurosciences after conducting a study whereby Botox was injected into muscles around the whiskers of rats. In fact, it only took days before Botox had migrated to brain stem cells and within six months the migration continued to other areas of ...
Inside the Brain of the Movie Star
2008-04-15 07:00:00 “But they have no brains !” someone is sure to say. That sort of thing is rather cheap cynicism. As a matter of fact, they have plenty of brains, but of their own peculiar sort. A movie actor, like any other type of artist, is an emotional, temperamental crea- ture; but the problem which worries ...
By: Resources zone
Scientology Psychobabble: The brain & mind according to Hubbard
2008-04-14 03:39:00 In this video, a Scientologist makes a number of apparently absurd and/or far-fetched L. Ron Hubbard-based claims. Firstly, he (i.e., the speaker; though “he” could just as easily refer to Hubbard, as this person is clearly well indoctrinated into Hubbard’s dogmatic cult of personality) claims that the function of the brain is to act as a shock absorber for the ...
Bonhams to sell the Brain Verrall collection
2008-04-11 00:00:00 A very special collection of motorcycles, cycles and related automobilia is to be sold by Bonhams at its flagship New Bond Street Saleroom in London on 1 September 2008. This highly-prized selection of veteran, vintage and classic machines was the personal collection of the late Brian Verrall, a well-known and highly respected motorcycle dealer. This bespoke hand-picked Collection features over 25 important motorcycles, to include: 1938 Brough Superior SS100, estimate Ł90,000 ? 110,000 1939 HRD Series A Rapide, estimate Ł125,000 ? 150,000 1914 Matchless 990cc Model 8B Combination, estimate Ł18,000 ? 22,000 1927 Zenith 8/45hp KTOR Brooklands racing motorcycle, estimate Ł120,000 ? 150,000 Also included will be cycles and related motoring memorabilia, such as superb lighting equipment, spares, enamel signs and literature. Brian Verrall started collecting motorcycles in the late 1940s, establishing the London showroom ?Youngs of Tooting? in the 1960s, which soon gained a worldwide re...
Study: Apple Logo Stimulates the Brain
2008-04-05 21:14:00 A new study shows that just being exposed to the Apple logo can make you more creative. Duke researcher Gavan Fitzsimons talks with NPR's Susan Stamb1 Vote(s)
By: JeQQ it
Book Review: The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph fro
2008-04-03 07:42:00 This book's author was featured on PBS's television program "The Brain Fitness Program." This book mixes scientific research with anecdotal stories. This is not really a self-help type book, but it does give the reader a good overview of brain science. It will not give the reader examples of "how to" change, but that change is possible, with examples of such. Click to read more ...
Book Review: The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph fro
2008-04-03 07:42:00 This book's author was featured on PBS's television program "The Brain Fitness Program." This book mixes scientific research with anecdotal stories. This is not really a self-help type book, but it does give the reader a good overview of brain science. It will not give the reader examples of "how to" change, but that change is possible, with examples of such. Click to read more ...
Oz - Fire In The Brain (1983)
2008-04-03 04:33:00 Genero/Genre: Heavy MetalPais/Country: Finland/FinlandiaRelease date: 19831. Search Lights2. Fortune3. Megalomaniac4. Black Candles5. Gambler6. Stop Believin'7. Free Me, Leave Me8. Fire in the BrainMas info/More info... OzDescargar/DownloadPASS: Ninguna/None
Is the Ad a Success? The Brain Waves Tell All
2008-04-01 03:18:00 NEVER mind brainstorms. These days, Madison Avenue is all about brain waves.That may be overstated, but it is no exaggeration that agencies and advertisers are growing more interested in neuroscience in their never-ending efforts to improve effectiveness.The ardor of the ad business to adopt the technical tools of biometrics — measuring brain waves, galvanic skin response, eye movements, pulse rates and the like — is increasing as consumer spending, the engine of the American economy, slows.In other words, in hard times ads must work harder to move the merchandise.“Instead of hypotheses about what people think and feel, you actually see what they think and feel,” said Joel Kades, vice president for strategic planning and consumer insight at Virgin Mobile USA in Warren, N.J.“I’m not such a huge fan of ad testing,” he added, but measuring biological responses is “absolutely useful.”The curiosity about neuroscientific ways to determine how ads work — or fail to work...
By: Pushing Envelope
The brain inside
2008-03-31 00:22:00 Two brains are better than one, especially if you're hungry Ever had diarrhea when you felt frightened? Had a stomach cramp before an important exam? Seen a snake barf a beetle meal when surprised? If you've answered 'yes' to any question in this little quiz, you've already noticed the handiwork of an obscure piece of neurological networking called the enteric (defined) nervous system. (On the other hand, if you answered a string of "no's," were you entirely candid -- or awake?)...
By: Human Body
The Stress of Poverty Changes the Brain
2008-03-23 15:17:00 This is not surprising since we already know chronic stress changes many body elements in mostly a negative way. This is the first time I've seen that relates the stress of poverty to brain changes. This needs to be a target for prevention policy. Blogs Scientific American Community The authors recruited 100 middle-aged volunteers from a Pennsylvania community registry and acquired three important measures from each. First, participants provided information that qualified as an objective indicator of personal and community socioeconomic status (for example, educational attainment and household income). Second, they received the MacArthur Scale of Subjective Social Status. In this scale, participants were presented with a 10 step "social ladder" and asked to place an "X" on the step they perceived as their social standing in comparison with the rest of the United States in terms of income, education and occupation prestige. Finally, the authors also acquired structural neuroimagi...
By: Dare To Dream
How the Brain and an iPhone Differ
2008-03-22 12:59:00 Newswise — How many simple objects can you think about at once? Even though people feel they have rich visual experiences, researchers have found that the average person is only aware of about four items at a time. read it here fox10panteldeluxe.webcristiano.-org
By: iPhonetunes
Debt Consolidation Running Through The Brain
2008-03-21 22:37:00 Have a financial rain-cloud looming over your head? Considering the possibility of using Debt Consolidation as an umbrella? It's a wise choice to go ahead and use that umbrella to keep dry and avoid further financial slips.
The Brain Rules: Why the Brain Can't Multitask
2008-03-20 14:25:00 From Neatorama: Molecular biologist and University of Washington professor John Medina told us about his book, Brain Rules. In it, he presents 12 "rules" to boost your brain power, based on what scientists know for sure about how our brain works. Some rules are obvious, like 5.
The brain, control center
2008-03-18 13:43:00 As in human body systems, in any business the brain is the most important part to be protected and keep functional. It is where all the data and administration of business activity can be gained and can be lost. Any loss of data or good administration will pull a business down. I am in ...
By: Gio's Weblog
What causes the brain freeze?
2008-03-06 20:18:00 Imagine, a hot summer day and you are gulping down a slurpy or “inhaling” some ice cream. After a couple of seconds you feel this pain inside your brain -> you’ve just experienced a brain freeze. We know that it is caused by the slurpy gulping (or ice cream eating), but why does that happen? One ...
A "Reset Button" for the Brain Could Cure Alzheimers
2008-03-06 13:32:00 With a little help, our brains can be trained to heal themselves. After a traumatic brain injury, some of your brain cells go into reset mode, revert1 Vote(s)
By: JeQQ it
Mapping ?Self? and ?Other? in the Brain
2008-03-05 05:34:00 Neurologists may say that your “self” is a function of your brain, but you might have a different view of what your self is. So neurologists are asking now: where in your brain is this view of your self located? And if we’re at it, where is your view of others located? And how about ...
By: 中国糖尿病网
Butterflies on the brain!
2008-03-04 06:03:00 So, it’s the baby’s 1st birthday on Thursday and we’re having a party in the afternoon for her. I’ve mentioned before that it’s a butterfly themed party. Instead of traditional goody bags, I bought butterfly nets and filled them with candy and butterfly themed favours. I also ordered a balloon bouquet yesterday with a huge butterfly ...
The cost of the road can take a toll on the brain
2008-03-02 16:18:00 My wife and I don't often look at our credit card bill. We don't like being surprised or scared.But we don't like being poor, either. To be honest, we've had too many visits to the ATM where the machine said “insufficient funds.”So lately, we've unsealed the unopened letters from the bank, and discovered what's obvious: Everything's going up. Gas. Groceries. Utility and cable bills.It's certainly understandable. Services expand, so the costs go up. Our combined mortgage and tax bill now consumes more than 50 percent of my monthly salary.The only one that's puzzling, however, is E-Z Pass, the toll service that allows vehicles to pass through without stopping. How does a bill keep inching closer to $300 every month when the highway toll rates haven't increased in five years?It was the kind of tip-of-the-iceberg moment that makes hard-working families feel helpless, depressed and downright angry. And it's going to get worse now that the tolls rates on bridges, tunnels, f...
By: Coping with Life
Slow Life, Slow Sex: The sexiest organ in the body is the brain
2008-03-02 00:00:00 {mosgoogle right}It's well-known that varying male and female sexual response has a very close association with the brain.As is commonly know, the brain is divided into two hemispheres, the "right brain" and the "left brain". The right side of the brain controls hand and eye functions, while the left is in charge of speech. When the left side of the brain receives a large dose of male hormones, its functionality declines. That's why men can't chat away madly during sex. All they ca ...
Exercise for the Brain
2008-02-27 15:52:00 Okay, you can't just be this fabulous, fit, tuned up like a fast car body with a limp brain. Gotta exercise the mind as well, okay? So here's a little smorgasbord of brain teasers to stimulate the old brain cells and take them out for a jog.Figure them out, and answer in the comments section. Try not to peek at anyone else's answers. Be sure to answer in the correct order (1,2,3,4,5). I will give the answers in a couple days. Some might seem easy, but careful! They could be trickier than you think! Have fun!1- What object has keys that open no locks, space but no room, and you can enter but not go in?2- What is so fragile that when you say its name you break it?3- Forward I am heavy, backwards I am not. What am I?4- What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps?5- What do bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?
Happiness Project: John Wesley Of Pick The Brain
2008-02-26 18:00:00 John Wesley is commander and chief of the wildly popular personal development website called PickTheBrain. PTB is a product of John?s passion for reflection and personal growth. He holds a BS in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia and enjoys reading, technology, and surfing the web in his free time. Some of Pick The Brain’s ... |
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