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Like It? We Love It! Facebook Assures Us We're Good Enough
March 20, 2013 — Facebook profiles reassure our self-worth because they offer a place where we can display the personal characteristics and relationships we value most, says a communication ... > full story -
'Brain Waves' Challenge Area-Specific View of Brain Activity
March 20, 2013 — Our understanding of brain activity has traditionally been linked to brain areas – when we speak, the speech area of the brain is active. New research shows that this view may be overly rigid. ... > full story -
Atypical Brain Circuits May Cause Slower Gaze Shifting in Infants Who Later Develop Autism
March 20, 2013 — Infants at 7 months of age who go on to develop autism are slower to reorient their gaze and attention from one object to another when compared to 7-month-olds who do not develop autism, and this ... > full storyMore: -
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Face of the Future Rears Its Head: Digital Talking Head Expresses Human Emotions on Demand
March 19, 2013 — Meet Zoe: a digital talking head which can express human emotions on demand with "unprecedented realism" and could herald a new era of human-computer ... > full story -
Neanderthal Brains Focused on Vision and Movement Leaving Less Room for Social Networking
March 19, 2013 — Neanderthal brains were adapted to allow them to see better and maintain larger bodies, according to new research. Although Neanderthals' brains were similar in size to their contemporary modern ... > full story -
Elite Athletes Also Excel at Some Cognitive Tasks
March 18, 2013 — New research suggests that elite athletes -- Olympic medalists in volleyball, for example -- perform better than the rest of us in yet another way. These athletes excel not only in their sport of ... > full story -
Difficulty in Recognizing Faces in Autism Linked to Performance in a Group of Neurons
March 18, 2013 — Neuroscientists have discovered a brain anomaly that explains why some people diagnosed with autism cannot easily recognize faces -- a deficit linked to the impairments in social interactions ... > full story -
Transistor in the Fly Antenna: Insect Odorant Receptors Regulate Their Own Sensitivity
March 18, 2013 — Highly developed antennae containing different types of olfactory receptors allow insects to use minute amounts of odors for orientation. Scientists have now provided experimental proof that the ... > full story -
Blind Flies Without Recycling: How Drosophila Recovers the Neurotransmitter Histamine
March 18, 2013 — In the fruit fly Drosophila, the functions of the three enzymes Tan, Ebony and Black are closely intertwined -- among other things they are involved in neurotransmitter recycling for the visual ... > full story -
Uplifting Music Can Boost Mental Capacity
March 18, 2013 — Uplifting concertos from Vivaldi's The Four Seasons can boost mental alertness, according to new ... > full story
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