Why do babies smile when they interact with their parents? Could their smiles have a purpose? A team of computer scientists, roboticists and developmental psychologists confirm what most parents already …read more Source:: Science
Day: September 23, 2015
Team links two human brains for question-and-answer experiment
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•Researchers used a brain-to-brain interface they developed to allow pairs of participants to play a ’20 question’ style game by transmitting signals from one brain to another over the Internet. …read more Source:: Science
Decision-making involves a little known brain region in the thalamus
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•When faced with a change to our environment, we have to make appropriate decisions, which usually involves the orbitofrontal cortex. Yet unexpectedly, scientists have discovered that a brain region located …read more Source:: Science
Earth’s oceans show decline in microscopic plant life
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•The world’s oceans have seen significant declines in certain types of microscopic plant-life at the base of the marine food chain, according to a new NASA study. The research is …read more Source:: Science
If you’re sitting down, don’t sit still, new research suggests
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•New research suggests that the movements involved in fidgeting may counteract the adverse health impacts of sitting for long periods. …read more Source:: Science