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  Starring Role Discovered for Supporting Cells in Inner Ear

  July 25, 2013 — Researchers have found in mice that supporting cells in the inner ear, once thought to serve only a structural role, can actively help repair damaged sensory hair cells, the functional cells that ... > full story
• Perception
  Intelligence
  Psychology
  Brain Injury
  Social Psychology
  Neuroscience
   
  

  Face Identification Accuracy Is in the Eye (and Brain) of the Beholder

  July 24, 2013 — Though humans generally have a tendency to look at a region just below the eyes and above the nose toward the midline when first identifying another person, a small subset of people tend to look ... > full story
• Extreme Survival
  Endangered Plants
  New Species
  Birds
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  Extinction
   
  

  Rare Bushcricket's Chirp as Loud as a Power Saw

  July 23, 2013 — A recently rediscovered species of bushcricket uses elastic energy and wing movement to reach high ultrasonic frequencies involving sound levels of about 110dB – comparable to that of a power ... > full story
• Computer Science
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  Computer Modeling
  Computer Graphics
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  Perfecting Digital Imaging

  July 23, 2013 — Computer graphics and digital video lag behind reality; despite advances, the best software and video cameras still cannot seem to get computer-generated images and digital film to look exactly the ... > full story
• Hearing Impairment
  Perception
  Language Acquisition
  Child Development
  Intelligence
  Tinnitus
   
  

  Brain Picks out Salient Sounds from Background Noise by Tracking Frequency and Time, Study Finds

  July 23, 2013 — New research reveals how our brains are able to pick out important sounds from the noisy world around us. The study could lead to new diagnostic tests for hearing ... > full story
• Neuroscience
  Nervous System
  Psychology Research
  Perception
  Child Development
  Intelligence
   
  

  Novel 'Top-Down' Mechanism Repatterns Developing Brain Regions

  July 22, 2013 — Dennis O'Leary was the first scientist to show that the basic functional architecture of the cortex, the largest part of the human brain, was genetically determined during development. But as it so ... > full story
• Language Acquisition
  Child Development
  Intelligence
  Educational Psychology
  Neuroscience
  Perception
   
  

  Ability to Learn New Words Based on Efficient Communication Between Brain Areas That Control Movement and Hearing

  July 22, 2013 — For the first time scientists have identified how a pathway in the brain which is unique to humans allows us to learn new ... > full story
• Intelligence
  Neuroscience
  Communications
  Brain Injury
  Artificial Intelligence
  Computers and Internet
   
  

  Microchips That Mimic the Brain: Novel Microchips Imitate the Brain's Information Processing in Real Time

  July 22, 2013 — Neuroinformatics researchers have demonstrated how complex cognitive abilities can be incorporated into electronic systems made with so-called neuromorphic chips: They show how to assemble and ... > full story
• Medical Devices
  Medical Imaging
  Brain Injury
  Anger Management
  Brain Tumor
  Disorders and Syndromes
   
  

  Good Vibrations: Mediating Mood Through Brain Ultrasound

  July 18, 2013 — Researchers have developed a novel technique to affect mood through ultrasound vibrations applied to the brain. Their findings could potentially lead to new treatments for psychological and ... > full story
• Hearing Loss
  Disability
  Nervous System
  Diseases and Conditions
  Genes
  Brain Tumor
   

  Cellular Channels Vital for Hearing Identified

  July 18, 2013 — Researchers identified two proteins in the inner ear, critical for hearing that cause hearing loss when damaged by genetic mutations. The findings from 30 years' research shows that the proteins ... > full story

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