News tagged with visual patterns
Neuroscientists unlock shared brain codes
A team of neuroscientists at Dartmouth College has shown that different individuals' brains use the same, common neural code to recognize complex visual images.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 20, 2011 |
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Researchers utilize neuroimaging to show how brain uses objects to recognize scenes
Research conducted by Boston College neuroscientist Sean MacEvoy and colleague Russell Epstein of the University of Pennsylvania finds evidence of a new way of considering how the brain processes and recognizes ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 13, 2011 |
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Categories rule: High-order brain centers pave the way for visual recognition
(Medical Xpress) -- The real world is, in a word, cluttered – but thanks to evolution, we (and other mammals) have no trouble detecting objects in visually complex natural environments. Determining precisely ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 11, 2011 |
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A little practice can change the brain in a lasting way: study
A little practice goes a long way, according to researchers at McMaster University, who have found the effects of practice on the brain have remarkable staying power.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 27, 2011 |
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Twins Study Looks at Genetic Influences on Thinking
(PhysOrg.com) -- A groundbreaking study by UT Dallas’ Center for Vital Longevity is focusing on twins in an effort to answer some long-debated questions about the rival influences of nature vs. nurture.
Feb 16, 2010 |
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People who 'see' numbers have better memories for dates
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new research project has shown that people who perceive numbers visually, and who see sequences of numbers as visual patterns, have better memories for dates and events in the past than ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 15, 2009 |
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Game utilizes human intuition to help computers solve complex problems
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new computer game prototype combines work and play to help solve a fundamental problem underlying many computer hardware design tasks.
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jul 27, 2009 |
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Brain research shows past experience is invaluable for complex decision making
Researchers funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) have shown that past experience really does help when we have to make complex decisions based on uncertain or confusing information. ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 13, 2009 |
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Listening to music can change the way you judge facial emotions
A research project led by Dr Joydeep Bhattacharya at Goldsmiths, University of London has shown that it is possible to influence emotional evaluation of visual stimuli by listening to musical excerpts before the evaluation.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 06, 2009 |
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