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  GPS Navigation System Gives Acoustical Warnings

  Human factors psychologists have teamed up with computer scientists to develop technology that can do the job of a seeing-eye dog -- help the blind walk around safely and without getting lost. The ... > more
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  Cochlear Implants Work Better If Done On Both Ears

  Unlike other acoustical devices such as hearing aids, which just amplify sounds, cochlear implants mimic what happens inside the ear, changing sound waves into electrical signals sent to the brain. ... > more
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  New Jetliner Technology Emphasizes Human Factors

  The new Boeing 787 Dreamliner will be the first of a new generation of commercial aircraft provided with a number of new technologies to increase comfort and reduce jet-lag. Human-factors engineers ... > more
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  MRIs Peek into the Brains of Synesthesia Patients

  Cognitive neuroscientists have now documented hundreds of cases of synesthesia -- the condition in which one sense triggers the response of a different one. Using functional magnetic resonance ... > more
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  Doppler Sonography Helps Psychologists Measure Attention Levels

  Psychologists are finding out that even when people try to focus on a task they tend to lose concentration within 40 minutes, and sometimes as little as 10 minutes. The studies are based on a new ... > more
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  Colors Are Key To Keeping Your Eyes On The Game

  People can focus on more than three items at a time if those items share a common color. Psychologists at Johns Hopkins University have demonstrated that when players wear uniforms, it allows ... > more
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  Vision Researchers Test Theory on Visual Orientation

  Vision researchers suspect that people who do not need maps to find their way may be remembering visual landmarks. To test this theory, the scientists are having volunteers navigate through a virtual ... > more
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  Human-Factors Engineers Focus on User-Friendliness

  Human-factors engineers -- whose training includes psychology -- specialize in testing products for usability, for example checking whether a copying machine's legs get in the way, or measuring how ... > more
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  Psychiatrists Can Now Predict An Individual Patient's Response To A Drug

  The first in a new generation of gene microarrays, computer chips that chemically or electrically express DNA, can predict how a person's body will metabolize about 25 percent of drugs on the market, ... > more
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  Simulating Impaired Reflexes Teaches Effects of Drunk Driving

  Health educators can now give students a realistic taste of the perils of drunk driving, using a DUI simulator. Special go-carts delay the reaction of the brake and gas pedals and exaggerate the ... > more

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