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Early Scents Really Do Get 'Etched' In The Brain
Common experience tells us
that particular scents of
childhood can leave quite an
impression, for better or
for worse. Now, researchers
reporting the results of a
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Babies' Language Learning Starts From The Womb
From their very first days,
newborns' cries already bear
the mark of the language
their parents speak, reveals
a new study. The findings
suggest that infants begin
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Learning To Talk Changes How Speech Is Heard: 'Sound Of Learning' Unlocked By Linking Sensory And Motor Systems
Learning to talk also
changes the way speech
sounds are heard, according
to a new study. The findings
could have a major impact on
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Tiny Laser-scanning Microscope Images Brain Cells In Freely Moving Animals
By building a tiny
microscope small enough to
be carried around on a rat's
head, scientists in Germany
have found a way to study
... > full story
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More Action Is Needed To Support Millions Of Tinnitus Sufferers Worldwide, Review Finds
November 4, 2009 — One in seven people worldwide will suffer from tinnitus (ringing in the ears) at some point. It is the most common injury arising from the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq and 75 pecent of 18 to 30 ... > full story -
Sights And Sounds Of Emotion Trigger Big Brain Responses
November 3, 2009 — Researchers have identified a part of the brain that responds to both facial and vocal expressions of emotion. They used the MagnetoEncephaloGraphic (MEG) scanner at the York Neuroimaging Centre to ... > full story -
What You See Is Not Always What You Do
October 30, 2009 — Imagine: during lunch your colleague throws an apple to you. You catch it (of course) without difficulty. But what actually happened? Did you consciously decide to catch the apple with two hands? And ... > full story -
Disappearing Vowels 'Caught' On Tape In US Midwest
October 30, 2009 — Try to pronounce the words "caught" and "cot." If you're a New Yorker by birth, the two words will sound as different as their spellings. But if you grew up in California, you probably pronounce them ... > full story -
Musical Sensibility Can Help Shape Teaching, Research Education
October 28, 2009 — An education professor says the underlying similarities between teaching, research and music can be a powerful metaphor for education and qualitative ... > full story -
Teacher Talk Strains Voices, Especially For Women
October 27, 2009 — Teachers tend to spend more time speaking than most professionals, putting them at a greater risk for hurting their voices -- they're 32 times more likely to experience voice problems, according to ... > full story -
Is It A Visual Problem Or Alzheimer's? New Data Helps Doctors Make The Diagnosis
October 27, 2009 — Sometimes when a patient tells his ophthalmologist that he "can't see," what he really means is "I can see, but I can no longer read or write." In a minority of Alzheimer's patients the disease shows ... > full story -
One Shot Of Gene Therapy, And Children With Congenital Blindness Can Now See
October 26, 2009 — A study using gene therapy safely improved vision in five children and seven adults with Leber's congenital amaurosis. The greatest improvements occurred in the children, all of whom are now able to ... > full story -
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Does Nearsightedness Reduce The Risk Of Diabetic Retinopathy?
October 26, 2009 — To learn more about factors that may reduce diabetic retinopathy (DR) risk, researchers studied how refractive error (vision worse than 20/20, without glasses) relates to the presence and severity of ... > full story -
Time-keeping Brain Neurons Discovered
October 23, 2009 — Researchers have identified populations of neurons that code time with extreme precision in the primate brain. These neurons are found in two interconnected brain regions, the prefrontal cortex and ... > full story
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