News tagged with direct gaze


A direct gaze enhances face perception

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 13, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Gaze direction is significant for the processing of visual information from the human face. Researchers in an Academy of Finland funded research project have discovered that the visual system of the brain processes another ...





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A general view of one of the interactive video installations at the "Decode: Digital Design Sensations" exhibition

Interactive digital art show opens in London

Technology / Hi Tech

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The creative side of information technology went on display in London this week, in an arresting new interactive show including glowing reeds and a blinking mechanical eye.


Texas Tech Using Remote Sensing Technology to Improve Peanut Crops

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers are using remote sensing to estimate biophysical characteristics including ground cover and yield.


Brain imaging shows kids' PTSD symptoms linked to poor hippocampus function

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Psychological trauma leaves a trail of damage in a child's brain, say scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. Their new study gives the first direct evidence that children ...


Supportive materials will help regenerate heart tissue (w/ Video)

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bioengineers from University of California, San Diego are developing new regenerative therapies for heart disease. The work could influence the way in which regenerative therapies for cardiovascular and other diseases are ...


Don't I know you? Research sheds light on memorial retrieval

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

We have all had the embarrassing experience of seeing an acquaintance in an unfamiliar setting. We know we know them but can't recall who they are. But with the correct cues from conversation or context, something seems ...


Facebook (and systems biologists) take note: Network analysis reveals true connections

Facebook (and Systems Biologists) Take Note: Network Analysis Reveals True Connections

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (9) | comments 8

(PhysOrg.com) -- Facebook figures out that you know Holly, although you haven't seen her in 10 years, because you have four mutual friends -- a good predictor of direct friendship. But sometimes Facebook gets ...


Study confirms untold levels of oil sands pollution on the Athabasca

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

After an exhaustive study of air and water pollution along the Athabasca River and its tributaries from Fort McMurray to Lake Athabasca, researchers say pollution levels have increased as a direct result of nearby oil sands ...


The thalamus, middleman of the brain, becomes a sensory conductor

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Two new studies show that the thalamus--the small central brain structure often characterized as a mere pit-stop for sensory information on its way to the cortex--is heavily involved in sensory processing, and is an important ...


List of 'unsung' wildlife affected by climate change released

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The Wildlife Conservation Society today released a list of animals facing new impacts by climate change, some in strange and unexpected ways.


Fit teenage boys are smarter, but muscle strength isn't the secret

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

In the first study to demonstrate a clear positive association between adolescent fitness and adult cognitive performance, Nancy Pedersen of the University of Southern California and colleagues in Sweden find that better ...



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