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Laughter Perception Networks in Brain Different for Mocking, Joyful or Ticklish Laughter
May 8, 2013 — A laugh may signal mockery, humor, joy or simply be a response to tickling, but each kind of laughter conveys a wealth of auditory and social information. These different kinds of laughter also spark ... > full story -
Missing Link in Signals Contributes to Neurodegeneration
May 8, 2013 — In many neurodegenerative diseases the neurons of the brain are over-stimulated and this leads to their destruction. After many failed attempts and much scepticism this process was finally shown last ... > full story -
Brain Anatomy of Dyslexia Is Not the Same in Men and Women, Boys and Girls
May 8, 2013 — Using MRI, neuroscientists have found significant differences in brain anatomy when comparing men and women with dyslexia to their non-dyslexic control groups. Their study is the first to directly ... > full story -
Enhanced Motion Perception in Autism May Point to an Underlying Cause of the Disorder
May 8, 2013 — Children with autism see simple movement twice as quickly as other children their age, and this hypersensitivity to motion may provide clues to a fundamental cause of the developmental disorder, ... > full story -
Early Math and Reading Ability Linked to Job and Income in Adulthood
May 8, 2013 — Math and reading ability at age 7 may be linked with socioeconomic status several decades later, according to new research. The childhood abilities predict socioeconomic status in adulthood over and ... > full story -
Hit a 90 Mph Baseball? Scientists Pinpoint How We See It Coming
May 8, 2013 — How does San Francisco Giants slugger Pablo Sandoval swat a 95 mph fastball, or tennis icon Venus Williams see the oncoming ball, let alone return her sister Serena's 120 mph serves? For the first ... > full story -
Weeks After Stroke, Some Patients Develop Chronic, Debilitating Pain
May 8, 2013 — Nearly 1 in 10 stroke patients suffer chronic and debilitating pain, typically described as sharp, stabbing or burning. It is treatable with medications and magnetic or electrical stimulation of the ... > full story -
Geneticists Find Causes for Severe Childhood Epilepsies
May 8, 2013 — Using a DNA sequencing technique capable of deciphering all human genes at the same time, researchers have discovered genetic mutations underlying seizure disorders in previously undiagnosed ... > full story -
Why Family Conflict Affects Some Children More Than Others
May 8, 2013 — New research reveals why some children are badly affected by negative family conflicts while other children survive without significant problems. Researchers found that the way in which children ... > full story -
Father and Teenagers: Desire for Children Affects Relationship
May 8, 2013 — The relationships of fathers to their teenaged children are apparently influenced by the nature of their previous desire for children. The more acute that this feeling is, the more closely fathers ... > full story
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