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Are Dogs 'Kids?' Owner-Dog Relationships Share Striking Similarities to Parent-Child Relationships
June 21, 2013 People have an innate need to establish close relationships with other people. But this natural bonding behavior is not confined to humans: many animals also seem to need relationships with others of ... > full story -
Scientists Discover Previously Unknown Requirement for Brain Development: Brain Requires Thalamic Input as Well as Genetics
June 21, 2013 Scientists have demonstrated that sensory regions in the brain develop in a fundamentally different way than previously thought, a finding that may yield new insights into visual and neural ... > full story -
Solitary Mutation Destroys Key 'Window' of Brain Development
June 21, 2013 Scientists have shown in animal models that brain damage caused by the loss of a single copy of a gene during very early childhood development can cause a lifetime of behavioral and intellectual ... > full story -
Clot-Buster Trial Reveals Long-Term Benefits for Stroke Patients
June 20, 2013 Patients given a clot-busting drug within six hours of a stroke are more likely to have a long-lasting recovery than those who do not receive the treatment, new research has ... > full story -
Women's Facial Features Can Determine Length of Relationship
June 20, 2013 Men in relationships prefer women with more feminine faces for a ... > full story -
Stress from 9/11 Linked to Nationwide Resurgence in Smoking Among Americans Who Had Quit
June 20, 2013 The 9/11 attacks on America appear to have caused about one million former smokers across the country to take up the habit again and maintain it, according to a public health ... > full story -
Hong Kong Skyscrapers Appear to Fall in Real-World Illusion
June 20, 2013 No matter how we jump, roll, sit, or lie down, our brain manages to maintain a visual representation of the world that stays upright relative to the pull of gravity. But a new study of rider ... > full story -
Student Engagement More Complex, Changeable Than Thought
June 20, 2013 A student who shows up on time for school and listens respectfully in class might appear fully engaged to outside observers, including teachers. But other measures of student engagement, including ... > full story -
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Sleep Deprivation in Teens Linked to Poor Dietary Choices
June 20, 2013 Well-rested teenagers tend to make more healthful food choices than their sleep-deprived peers, according to a new study. The finding may be key to understanding the link between sleep and ... > full story -
Bigbrain: An Ultra-High Resolution 3-D Roadmap of the Human Brain
June 20, 2013 A landmark three-dimensional digital reconstruction of a complete human brain, called the BigBrain, now for the first time shows the brain anatomy in microscopic detail -- at a spatial resolution of ... > full story
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