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Where does consciousness come from?

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Mar 17, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (22) | comments 15

Consciousness arises as an emergent property of the human mind. Yet basic questions about the precise timing, location and dynamics of the neural event(s) allowing conscious access to information are not clearly and unequivocally ...





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How the brain separates audio signals from noise

Biology /

created Jun 10, 2008 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (18) | comments 3

How are we able to follow a single conversation in the midst of a crowded and noisy room? Little is known about how the human brain accomplishes the seemingly simple task of extracting meaningful signals from noisy acoustic ...


Misdiagnosis of disorders of consciousness still commonplace

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jul 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A sixteen-month study of consensus-based diagnosis of patients with disorders of consciousness has shown that 41% of cases of minimally conscious state (MCS) were misdiagnosed as vegetative state (VS), a condition associated ...


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Sprint and Samsung launch biodegradable phone

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Aug 06, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(AP) -- Sprint and Samsung are going to start selling a $50 "eco-conscious" phone with a casing of biodegradable plastic.


Color my numbers

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

For as many as 1 in 20 people, everyday experiences can elicit extra-ordinary associated sensations. The condition is known as synaesthesia and the most common form involves "seeing" colours when reading words and numbers. ...


First neuroimaging study examining motor execution in children with autism reveals new insights

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In the first neuroimaging study to examine motor execution in children with autism, researchers at the Kennedy Krieger Institute have uncovered important new insight into the neurological basis of autism. The study, published ...


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New Nokia 6700 slide and Nokia 7230 unveiled

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Nokia today unveiled two new 3G slider phones, the Nokia 6700 slide and Nokia 7230, made for the design-conscious consumer and optimized for socializing and sharing with those closest to you.


Toshiba's New 1.8-inch SATA HDD Achieves 160GB

Toshiba's New 1.8-inch SATA HDD Achieves 160GB

Electronics / Hardware

created Jun 12, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (18) | comments 2

Toshiba Corporation today announced a new line-up of 1.8-inch hard disk drives adopting a serial ATA interface, including the industry's first drive of this type with a capacity of 160 gigabytes. The new 160GB ...


Toshiba Launches New 1.8-inch HDD with Serial ATA Interface

Toshiba Launches New 1.8-inch HDD with Serial ATA Interface

Electronics / Hardware

created Feb 26, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Toshiba Corp. today announced new 1.8-inch hard disk drives (HDD) that integrate a performance enhancing serial ATA interface: the MK1216GSG offers a storage capacity of 120GB, while the MK8016GSG has a capacity ...


Australian men care about their health

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 14, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A study of male attitudes to health and how they use health services, published in the online open access journal, BMC Health Services Research, challenges the usual stereotype that men are uninterested in their health. Rathe ...


Variety to begin charging for Web access Thursday

Technology / Internet

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The Hollywood trade newspaper Variety is putting its Web site behind a "pay wall" starting Thursday. That means it will be reserving its online content for paid subscribers and hoping its advertisers stick around ...



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