Search results for expression recognition
How could Santa know if you've been good or bad?
Technology / Computer Sciences
Dec 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- By using technology to detect guilty expressions, of course. CSIRO is using automated expression recognition technology to tell whether someone is in pain and, according to computer scientist, ...
Conserved gene expression reveals our 'inner fish'
Apr 16, 2009 |
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A study of gene expression in chickens, frogs, pufferfish, mice and people has revealed surprising similarities in several key tissues. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access Journal of Biology have shown that e ...
Intelligent system to help autistic children recognize emotions
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 19, 2009 |
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Computer scientists from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore are working on the development of an efficient and intelligent facial expression recognition system. The system is capable of locating the face region ...
To recognize their friends, mice use their amygdalas
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Apr 05, 2007 |
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Even those who can’t remember names can usually recall faces. New research from Rockefeller University suggests that a simple brain chemical, a neuropeptide called oxytocin, is a reason.
Computer scientist turns his face into a remote control
Jun 25, 2008 |
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New work at nexus of facial expression recognition research and automated tutoring A computer science Ph.D. student can turn his face into a remote control that speeds and slows video playback. The proof- ...
Language of music really is universal, study finds
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 19, 2009 |
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Native African people who have never even listened to the radio before can nonetheless pick up on happy, sad, and fearful emotions in Western music, according to a new report published online on March 19th in Current Biology. The re ...
Knockdown of E2F1 reduces invasive potential of melanoma cells
Dec 23, 2009 |
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Inhibition of transcription factor E2F1 reduced epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) expression and reduced the invasive potential but not proliferation of metastatic melanoma cells, according to a brief communication ...
Human Mdm2: A new molecular link to late-stage metastatic breast cancer
Dec 02, 2009 |
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A large proportion of late-stage breast cancers that have spread to other parts of the body (metastatic breast cancers) are characterized by overexpression of the protein Mdm2.
Researchers discover novel pathway to increased inflammation in diabetes patients
Nov 28, 2007 |
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Researchers at UC Davis Health System have discovered a novel pathway that results in increased inflammation of blood vessels in patients with type 1 diabetes. Their findings suggest that, with good diabetes control, this ...
Statins show dramatic drug and cell dependent effects in the brain
Oct 28, 2009 |
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Besides their tremendous value in treating high cholesterol and lowering the risk of heart disease, statins have also been reported to potentially lower the risks of other diseases, such as dementia. However, a study in the ...
Naps with rapid eye movement sleep increase receptiveness to positive emotion
Jun 10, 2009 |
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Naps with rapid eye movement (REM) sleep refresh the brain's empathetic sensitivity for evaluating human emotions by decreasing a negative bias and amplifying recognition of positive emotions.
Brain-injured patients can relearn emotions
Feb 10, 2009 |
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The visitor in Barry Willer's office at the University at Buffalo was frustrated and deeply depressed. The man's wife had sustained a relatively mild traumatic brain injury, and he was doing all he could to support her. But ...
Scientists find key to strengthening immune response to chronic infection
Aug 06, 2009 |
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A team of researchers from The Wistar Institute has identified a protein that could serve as a target for reprogramming immune system cells exhausted by exposure to chronic viral infection into more effective "soldiers" against ...
Researchers identify protein -- telomere interactions that could be key in treating cancer
Aug 31, 2009 |
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A team of researchers from The Wistar Institute have shown that a large non-coding RNA in mammals and yeast plays a central role in helping maintain telomeres, the tips of chromosomes that contain important genetic information ...
Insulin Suppresses Receptors that Cause Cascade of Inflammation, Study Shows
Jul 14, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University at Buffalo -- the first to identify the anti-inflammatory and cardioprotective properties of insulin -- now have discovered one pathway through which the hormone produces this ...
