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Why Locusts Swarm: Protein Associated With Learning Implicated in Causing Grasshoppers to Swarm
December 19, 2011 — New research has found that a protein associated with learning and memory plays an integral role in changing the behavior of locusts from that of harmless grasshoppers into swarming ... > full story -
Dodging the Cognitive Hit of Early-Life Seizures
December 13, 2011 — About half of newborns who have seizures go on to have long-term intellectual and memory deficits and cognitive disorders such as autism, but why this occurs has been unknown.Researchers now detail ... > full story -
Artificially Enhanced Athletes
December 13, 2011 — Superstar swimmers and certain comic book superheroes have something unusual in common -- when they wear special suits, they gain phenomenal abilities. A first-of-its-kind study shows how now-banned ... > full story -
'Matrix'-Style Effortless Learning? Vision Scientists Demonstrate Innovative Learning Method
December 12, 2011 — It may be possible to use brain technology to learn to play a piano, reduce mental stress or hit a curve ball with little or no conscious effort, new research suggests. It's the kind of thing seen in ... > full story -
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Babies Track Word Patterns Long Before Word-Learning Starts
December 9, 2011 — During the first year of life, when babies spend so much time listening to language, they're actually tracking word patterns that will support their process of word- learning that occurs between the ... > full story -
New Solar-Powered Classroom Brings Science to Schools in Developing Countries
December 9, 2011 — An innovative project is using solar generators to provide IT resources and 'hands-on' science for students in developing ... > full story -
Brain's Cortex Plays an Essential Part in Emotional Learning
December 9, 2011 — The cortex, which is the largest zone of the brain and which is generally associated with high cognitive functions, is also a key zone for emotional learning, according to new ... > full story -
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Humility Key to Effective Leadership
December 8, 2011 — Humble leaders are more effective and better liked, according to a new ... > full story -
Changes in London Taxi Drivers' Brains Driven by Acquiring 'the Knowledge'
December 8, 2011 — Acquiring 'the Knowledge' – the complex layout of central London's 25,000 streets and thousands of places of interest – causes structural changes in the brain and changes to memory in the ... > full story -
Neuroscientists Boost Memory in Mice Using Genetics and a New Memory-Enhancing Drug
December 8, 2011 — When the activity of a molecule that is normally elevated during viral infections is inhibited in the brain, mice learn and remember better, researchers ... > full story
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