News tagged with cognitive process
Search engines are source of learning
Nov 19, 2009 |
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Search engine use is not just part of our daily routines; it is also becoming part of our learning process, according to Penn State researchers.
Report Says Musicians Hear Better Than Non-Musicians
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The Journal of Neuroscience reports this week that musicians are better than non-musicians at recognizing speech in noisy environments. The finding from a study conducted by neurobiologists at Nor ...
Research shows avatars can negatively affect users
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Although often seen as an inconsequential feature of digital technologies, one's self-representation, or avatar, in a virtual environment can affect the user's thoughts, according to research by a University ...
No elder left behind: Researchers say designers can help close tech gap
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 22, 2009 |
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While more older adults than ever are using cell phones and computers, a technology gap still exists that threatens to turn senior citizens into second-class citizens, according to Florida State University researchers.
Researchers document how brain computes language
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 15, 2009 |
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A study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine reports a significant breakthrough in explaining gaps in scientists' understanding of human brain function. The study - ...
Transgenic songbirds provide new tool to understand the brain
Sep 29, 2009 |
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A new genetic tool will enable scientists to study vocal learning and neurogenesis at the molecular level in songbirds.
How scientists think: Fostering creativity in problem solving
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 21, 2009 |
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Profound discoveries and insights on the frontiers of science do not burst out of thin air but often arise from incremental processes of weaving together analogies, images, and simulations in a constrained fashion. In cutting-edge ...
The pen may be mightier than the keyboard
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When it comes to writing the pen apparently is mightier than the computer keyboard. Second, fourth and sixth grade children with and without handwriting disabilities were able to write more and faster when ...
Thinking crickets -- 'cognitive' processes underlie memory recall in crickets
Aug 04, 2009 |
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Activation of two different kinds of neurons is necessary for appetitive and aversive memory recall in crickets. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Biology blocked octopaminergic (OA-ergic) and dopaminergic (DA-er ...
Clarke clarifies pattern recognition theory of humour
Mar 26, 2009 |
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Recent commentary has suggested that the extent to which anomaly theories have become ingrained in the minds of academics and popular commentators alike has led to certain common assumptions and misconceptions about Clarke's pattern recognition theory of humour. ...
Activity of individual brain cells predicts cognitive flexibility
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 25, 2009 |
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A new study provides intriguing insights into mechanisms of cognitive flexibility at the single cell level. The research, published by Cell Press in the March 26th issue of the journal Neuron, may help to explain how we can ...
