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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
• Intelligence
  Psychology
  Cultures
  Neuroscience
  Brain Injury
  Anthropology
   
  

  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
• Sports Medicine
  Intelligence
  Gender Difference
  Behavior
  Neuroscience
  Psychology
   
  

  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
• Autism
  Psychology
  Intelligence
  Nervous System
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Perception
   

  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
• Genetics
  Insects (including Butterflies)
  Molecular Biology
  Trees
  Animals
  Behavioral Science
   
  

  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
• Biology
  Genetics
  Molecular Biology
  Biochemistry Research
  Biotechnology
  Animals
   
  

  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
• Intelligence
  Psychology
  Neuroscience
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Brain Injury
  Perception
   

  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
• Perception
  Psychology
  Social Psychology
  Relationships
  Schizophrenia
  Child Psychology
   
  

  New Sign of Aging: Lessening Contrast in Facial Features

  March 14, 2013 — The contrasting nature of facial features is one of the signals that people unconsciously use to decipher how old someone ... > full story
• Hearing Loss
  Hearing Impairment
  Diseases and Conditions
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Disability
  Dementia
   

  Rapid Hearing Loss May Be a Symptom of Rare Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

  March 14, 2013 — Rapid hearing loss in both ears may be a symptom of the rare but always-fatal Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and should be considered a reason for clinicians to test for the ... > full story
• Physics
  Quantum Physics
  Quantum Computing
  Spintronics
  Electronics
  Engineering and Construction
   
  

  Mechanical Micro-Drum Used as Quantum Memory

  March 13, 2013 — Researchers have demonstrated that information encoded as a specific point in a traveling microwave signal -- the vertical and horizontal positions of a wave pattern at a certain time -- can be ... > full story

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