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Art and science of the human brain (images)
London exhibit called "Brains: The mind as matter" explores the long, complex history between humans and their gray matter -- how the brain's perceived, studied, and sometimes misunderstood.
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Saturday Post: The evolving Homo Extrovert - external stomachs and now external brains
The discovery of how to cook foods sparked a huge evolutionary leap for our ancestors as they discovered the "external stomach." Our technologies are behaving much like an "external brain, we are...
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Skilled video gamers have bigger brain structures, more success, study says
Maybe video games are good for kids after all? Well, don't throw your kids in front of a TV and the gaming console of your choice just yet, but a new scientific study has found that the size of...
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IBM makes progress toward 'thinking' computing system
IBM is making progress toward cooking up a computer system that emulates the human brain and simulates abilities for sensation, perception, interaction and cognition. The end goal: Create a...
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Researchers give brain implants a nanotube coat to boost performance
Microelectrodes implanted in the brain are increasingly being used to treat neurological disorders, but robust and reliable chronic application of neural electrodes remains a challenge. Scientists...
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Artificial blood, cartilage, and...brain?
Researchers report a dose of new additions this week to the list of lab-produced versions of biological matter; And, taken together, the trio of announcements below span the gamut of organic...
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Can the Internet change your brain?
The relentless bombardment of video, music and information online could permanently alter our brains and trigger neurological disorders, according to an eminent neurologist.
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Extending Dunbar's Number with the social web
British professor Robin Dunbar suggests that we can maintain stable social relationships with only 150 people, but I think today's social web allows for a much greater number. Dunbar says that...
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Sexy objects stimulate our brain
According to researchers at the University of California at San Diego, visual areas of our brain respond more to valuable objects than other ones. In other words, our brain has stronger reactions...
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60 Minutes: Decoding language of the brain [video]
In the emerging technology diversion department, here's a cool video from 60 Minutes. Andrew Schwartz, a neuroscientist at the University of Pittsburg, has implanted a grid of electrodes inside a...
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'60 Minutes': Decoding language of the brain (Part 1)
'60 Minutes': Decoding language of the brain Andrew Schwartz, a neuroscientist at the University of Pittsburg, has implanted a grid of electrodes inside a monkey's brain in order to listen to the...
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How our brain sees objects in 3-D
Neuroscientists at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) have discovered how we see objects in depth. Even if computers are better than humans in chess games, they can't beat us in the field of object...
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A single drink will not shrink your brain
If you regularly find yourself unable to walk away from the bar, or the bottle, after a second shot, get help. But a nice glass of red with your meal will not make you stupid.
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CBS video: 3D in the operating room
To a surgeon, precision is everything. As CBS News medical correspondent Jon LaPook explains, new fiber optic technology is providing a three-dimensional, lifelike image to aid in operations that...
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Exclusive: A robot with a biological brain
University of Reading scientists have developed a robot controlled by a biological brain formed from cultured neurons. And this is a world's premiere. Other research teams have tried to control...
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First, a game of green. Then, fade to black
It is truly astonishing that I mention the word Apple in a post and I get more talkbacks than pretty much anything I write about. Puh-leeze, get a grip. Anyway, just back from reluctantly leaving...
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Microsoft looks to brain for user interface design
Microsoft has filed a patent for filtering EEG data so that it can be used to improve the design of human-computer interfaces. Brain signals from sensors attached to the scalp are interpreted by...
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Virtual robots fooled by visual illusions
Researchers at University College London (UCL) have written a computer program using neural networks which are duped by optical illusions the same way as we do. Their virtual robots, which were...
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Singularity Summit 2007: The Pell iCan brief
Guest post: This weekend I am at the Singularity Summit 2007 in San Francisco at the Palace of Fine Arts. About 800 people showed up to hear about the issues related to a future in which humans...
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Why a good designer-developer workflow is important
The "designer-developer workflow" has become almost a buzzword among the people following rich internet applications but it's something that I continue to think about and I want to make sure it...
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