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What Do Cyclists Need to See to Avoid Single-Bicycle Crashes?
October 12, 2012 — Crashes are an unfortunate fact of life for many traveling on roads and bicycle paths, but how and why they happen is not always well understood. New research shows that in crashes where a single ... > full story -
Surprising Solution to Fly Eye Mystery
October 11, 2012 — Fly eyes have the fastest visual responses in the animal kingdom, but how they achieve this has long been an enigma. A new study shows that their rapid vision may be a result of their photoreceptors ... > full story -
Alzheimer's Sufferers May Function Better With Less Visual Clutter
October 11, 2012 — Psychologists have shown that an individual's inability to recognize once-familiar faces and objects may have as much to do with difficulty perceiving their distinct features as it does with the ... > full story -
Singing Mice Show Signs of Learning
October 10, 2012 — Guys who imitate Luciano Pavarotti or Justin Bieber to get the girls aren't alone. Male mice may do a similar trick, matching the pitch of other males' ultrasonic serenades. The mice also have ... > full storyMore: -
Cambrian Fossil Pushes Back Evolution of Complex Brains
October 10, 2012 — Complex brains evolved much earlier than previously thought, as evidenced by a 520-million-year-old fossilized arthropod with remarkably well-preserved brain structures. Representing the earliest ... > full story -
Flirting Can Pay Off for Women, Study Finds
October 9, 2012 — When Madeleine Albright became the first female U.S. Secretary of State, she led high-level negotiations between mostly male foreign government leaders. In 2009, comedian Bill Maher asked Albright if ... > full story -
Dual Spotlights in the Brain: How We Manage to Attend to Multiple Objects Without Being Distracted by Irrelevant Information
October 9, 2012 — The "tiki-taka"-style of the Spanish national football team is amazing to watch: Xavi passes to Andrès Iniesta, he just rebounds the ball once and it's right at Xabi Alonso's foot. The Spanish ... > full story -
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Novel One-Step System for Restoring Voice in Throat Cancer Patients
October 8, 2012 — Patients who have lost their voice box through disease such as throat cancer may be able to speak immediately after a procedure to create a small opening at the throat. A novel system cuts down a ... > full story -
Sleeping Brain Behaves as If It's Remembering Something
October 7, 2012 — Researchers have for the first time measured the activity of a brain region known to be involved in learning, memory and Alzheimer’s disease during sleep. They discovered that this part of the ... > full story -
Whether We Like Someone Affects How Our Brain Processes Movement
October 6, 2012 — Whether you like someone can affect how your brain processes their movement, according to new ... > full story
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