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Head movement is more important than gender in nonverbal communication (w/Video)
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May 25, 2009 |
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It is well known that people use head motion during conversation to convey a range of meanings and emotions, and that women use more active head motion when conversing with each other than men use when they talk with each ...
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It's a shocker for rockers
Dec 18, 2008 |
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Head banging increases the risk of head and neck injury, but the effects may be lessened with reduced head and neck motion, head banging to lower tempo songs or to every second beat, and using protective equipment such as ...
When it comes to putting, Tiger and Nicklaus might not have best advice
Jul 14, 2008 |
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Golfers who heed the advice of instructors to keep their heads perfectly still while putting may be hampering their game, according to a study that examined coordination patterns. The research appears in the ...
Motion analysis helps soccer players get their kicks
Jul 09, 2009 |
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As soccer continues to grow in popularity, injuries to soccer players are likely to increase as well. Certain injuries fall into gender-based patterns and new research at Hospital for Special Surgery suggests some underlying ...
Brain's inertial navigation system pinpointed
Jun 20, 2007 |
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Researchers have discovered a sophisticated neural computer, buried deep in the cerebellum, that performs inertial navigation calculations to figure out a person’s movement through space.
Streamlining brain signals for speed and efficacy
Oct 22, 2008 |
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Life exists at the edge of chaos, where small changes can have striking and unanticipated effects, and major stimuli may go unheard. But there is no space for ambiguity when the brain needs to transform head motion into precise ...
Winging it – bird watching with a difference
Apr 03, 2006 |
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If you enjoy wildlife programmes then you'll probably have seen bird's-eye view footage of flying, taken from cameras attached to birds. A research group from the University of Oxford has gone one step further: by attaching ...
If the shoe flits, duck: A real-life example of humans' dual vision system
Jun 11, 2009 |
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It's rare when real-world events perfectly mirror experiments that scientists are conducting. That's why neuroscientists at the University of Washington were delighted at the reactions of former President George W. Bush and ...
Biology knows best -- human-like vision lets robots navigate naturally
Jun 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A robotic vision system that mimics key visual functions of the human brain promises to let robots manoeuvre quickly and safely through cluttered environments, and to help guide the visually impaired.
How blast waves cause human brain injury even without direct head impacts?
Aug 26, 2009 |
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New research on the effects of blast waves could lead to an enhanced understanding of head injuries and improved military helmet design.
Fujitsu Develops Golf-Swing Analyzer Featuring Latest Sensing Technology
Sep 29, 2009 |
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Fujitsu today announced that it has codeveloped a sensing technology that accurately measures the body movements of a person carrying a sensor-equipped mobile phone. The technology was developed in collaboration ...
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