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Right hand or left? How the brain solves a perceptual puzzle

(Medical Xpress) -- When you see a picture of a hand, how do you know whether it’s a right or left hand? This “hand laterality” problem may seem obscure, but it reveals a lot about how the brain sorts out confusing ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

TVs you can talk to, without sounding crazy

Talking to the TV is usually a sign of extreme agitation, mental instability or loneliness. TV manufacturers are set to make it a more rational behavior this year, with a range of sets that respond to speech.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study: Cholera in Haiti tracked more rapidly by social media than traditional methods

Internet-based news and Twitter feeds were faster than traditional sources at detecting the onset and progression of the cholera epidemic in post-earthquake Haiti that has already killed more than 6500 people and sickened ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Habit formation is enabled by gateway to brain cells

A brain cell type found where habits are formed and movement is controlled has receptors that work like computer processors to translate regular activities into habits, researchers report.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Babies remember even as they seem to forget

Fifteen years ago, textbooks on human development stated that babies 6 months of age or younger had no sense of "object permanence" – the psychological term that describes an infant's belief that an object still exists ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Gov't to adopt strict new limits on chimp research

(AP) -- Days in the laboratory are numbered for chimpanzees, humans' closest relative.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Invisible computing comes to Asia tech expo

A robotic cook, a colouring book that comes to virtual life and movies that read your mind are some of the innovations on show at a cutting-edge computer technology exhibition in Hong Kong this week.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Was Darwin wrong about emotions?

Contrary to what many psychological scientists think, people do not all have the same set of biologically "basic" emotions, and those emotions are not automatically expressed on the faces of those around us, according to ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (10) | comments 11 | with audio podcast

Psychologists stress the importance of memory in preventing relapse after therapy

(Medical Xpress) -- Addictions, phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder—such painful and harmful problems are recalcitrant to treatment. In the clinic, a person may suppress the association between the stimulus and the ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Review: Nike device improves, but oversimplified

(AP) -- Since 2003, I've tried several fitness accessories that use the GPS system to tell you how far and how fast you're running. I've generally liked them, except for the fact that they don't work well ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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