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High Tech Classroom
Human factors researchers
determined that tablet
personal computers can be
used to aid students in
classrooms. They offer a
single platform that can
include a student’s
notes, textbook,
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Singing Coach
Keeping a beat or staying
on-key can be acquired
skills. Software engineers
have designed a new software
package to make that easier,
turning your computer into a
singing teacher. The system
plots the sound waves
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Iron Science Teacher
Science teachers gather to
compete in a parody of the
television program Iron
Chef. From a “secret
ingredient” such as a
soda can or paint
contestants piece together a
compelling science
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Virtual Reality Field Trips
Psychologists Janis
Cannon-Bowers and Alicia
Sanchez are part of the team
that created virtual reality
field trips -- not just for
fun, but to help children
learn. Employing some of the
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Computer Scientists Use Technology To Help Children With Autism
Computer scientists have devised two tools to help people interact with autistic children. Videotaping interactions allows teachers or parents to replay situations and evaluate the cause of ... > 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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Doctors, Biomedical Engineers Develop Device for Diagnosing Concussion in Minutes
Using a handheld unit attached to a laptop, doctors can now check in just five to seven minutes if a patient has suffered from concussion, by testing cognitive functions such as reaction time and ... > more -
Orthodontists Diagnose Sleep Apnea More Easily with X-Rays
Diagnosing sleep apnea -- a chronic condition that causes teen-agers to stop breathing during sleep -- is difficult and often means staying at an overnight sleep lab. A new test can spot with problem ... > more -
Pediatric Neurologists Use MRI to Understand How Strokes Impair Verbal Abilities
Children who have speech-impairing strokes often learn to talk again, while adult stroke victims can lose their verbal abilities for good. By giving reading and verbal tests inside the MRI, ... > more -
Scientists Show Blue Light Can Help Reset Sleep Cycle
Teenagers' morning drowsiness is often caused by out-of-tune body clocks, in a condition known as "delayed sleep phase syndrome." Scientists now say that timing exposure to blue light -- avoiding it ... > more -
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ADD and ADHD
Psychologist Uses Driving Simulator To Test The Dangers Of Distraction
Human factors researchers test drivers to measure the risks of driving while distracted. The researchers control the environment by adding turns and changing road conditions, all the while measuring ... > more -
Psychiatrists Can Predict Onset of Alzheimer's with New EEG Test
Using new computer software that analyzes EEG data, psychiatrists can now better distinguish early signs of Alzheimer's from normal aging, by spotting marked differences between the left and right ... > more -
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 -
Psychologists Use fMRI To Understand Ties Between Memories And The Imagination
Psychologists have found that thought patterns used to recall the past and imagine the future are strikingly similar. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging to show the brain at work, they have ... > more
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