News tagged with asymmetry
Physicists investigate how time moves forward
Sep 05, 2008 |
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As humans, we have a very intuitive concept of time, and of the differences between the past, present, and future. But, as scientists Edward Feng of the University of California, Berkeley, and Gavin Crooks of the Lawrence ...
Neanderthal Lacked Anatomical Competitive Edge: Skeletal Remains Tell the Story
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jan 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study of the skeletal fossils of Neanderthal and Early modern man suggest the lack of a "throwing arm" may have made the difference in human evolution. Researchers Jill A. Rhodes and ...
Game of two halves leads to brain asymmetry
Jan 14, 2009 |
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A tug-of-war between the two sides of the brain causes it to become asymmetrical, according to research published today in the journal Neuron. Asymmetry in the brain is thought to be important to enable the two hemispheres to spe ...
Breast asymmetry after cancer treatment affects quality of life, study finds
Jul 09, 2008 |
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Most women with breast cancer assume that surgery to preserve their breast will be less disfiguring than a mastectomy that removes the entire breast.
New study identifies risk factors in severity of 'flat head syndrome' in babies
Mar 10, 2009 |
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A new study by physician researchers from Hasbro Children's Hospital and Children's Hospital Boston identifies risk factors for the severity of asymmetrical head shapes, known as deformational plagiocephaly (DP), or more ...
Brain detects happiness more quickly than sadness
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 17, 2009 |
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Our brains get a first impression of people's overriding social signals after seeing their faces for only 100 milliseconds (0.1 seconds). Whether this impression is correct, however, is another question. Now an international ...
