Search results for mind institute
Alzheimer's art creates lasting memories
Sep 09, 2009 |
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Nine paintings created through an Alzheimer's Association program called Memories in the Making are on display at UCI MIND.
Internal choices are weaker than those dictated by the outside world
Feb 11, 2009 |
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The underlying sense of being in control of our own actions is challenged by new research from UCL (University College London) which demonstrates that the choices we make internally are weak and easily overridden compared ...
Thinking of you: Studies of blind reveal how we think about other people
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Human beings constantly make inferences about other people's state of mind, usually without even realizing they are doing it. Cognitive scientists call this ability "theory of mind," and until recently, not ...
Human mind: Sound and vision wired through same 'black box'
Aug 12, 2009 |
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Sounds and images share a similar neural code in the human brain, according to a new Canadian study. In the online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), scientists from the Univ ...
Relaxation response can influence expression of stress-related genes
Jul 02, 2008 |
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How could a single, nonpharmacological intervention help patients deal with disorders ranging from high blood pressure, to pain syndromes, to infertility, to rheumatoid arthritis? That question may have been answered by ...
Study finds way to prevent protein clumping characteristic of Parkinson's disease
Aug 15, 2008 |
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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have identified a protein from a most unlikely source -- baker's yeast -- that might protect against Parkinson's disease. More than a million ...
Evidence Points to Conscious 'Metacognition' in Some Nonhuman Animals
Sep 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- J. David Smith, Ph.D., a comparative psychologist at the University at Buffalo who has conducted extensive studies in animal cognition, says there is growing evidence that animals share functional ...
Researchers find link between seeing and thinking
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Nov 12, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at UQ's Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) have discovered an important new link between how we see an action – and the way our mind processes that visual stimulation.
Unconscious Decisions in the Brain
Apr 14, 2008 |
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Already several seconds before we consciously make a decision its outcome can be predicted from unconscious activity in the brain. This is shown in a study by scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Human ...
Modification of mutant huntingtin protein increases its clearance from brain cells
Apr 02, 2009 |
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A new study has identified a potential strategy for removing the abnormal protein that causes Huntington's disease (HD) from brain cells, which could slow the progression of the devastating neurological disorder. In the ...
Alzheimer's-associated plaques may have impact throughout the brain
Feb 26, 2009 |
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The impact of the amyloid plaques that appear in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease may extend beyond the deposits' effects on neurons - the cells that transmit electrochemical signals throughout the nervous ...
Study underway to find an alternative cure for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis
Jun 16, 2008 |
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Two research studies evaluating dietary changes and complementary medicine for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) have been launched at Rush University Medical Center. Funded by the National Institute of ...
Japan child robot mimicks infant learning
Apr 05, 2009 |
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The creators of the Child-robot with Biomimetic Body, or CB2, say it's slowly developing social skills by interacting with humans and watching their facial expressions, mimicking a mother-baby relationship.
You're never too old to learn
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 14, 2009 |
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Dr. Lixia Yang (above) and her co-author, Ralf Krampe of the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Germany, found that seniors were able to retain 50 per cent of concepts they learned almost a year before.
Scientist: Human brain could be replicated in 10 years
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 07, 2009 |
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A model that replicates the functions of the human brain is feasible in 10 years according to neuroscientist Professor Henry Markram of the Brain Mind Institute in Switzerland. ‘I absolutely believe it is ...
