While measuring brain activity with magnetic resonance imaging during blood pressure trials, researchers found that men and women had opposite responses in the right front of the insular cortex, a …read more Source:: Science
Day: July 13, 2016
Tropical forests overexploited by unsustainable logging
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•Widely hailed as a renewable natural resource, tropical timber from old-growth tropical forests is selectively logged worldwide at an unprecedented scale. A new study reveals that once prime tropical hardwoods …read more Source:: Science
Mini-brain model of idiopathic autism reveals underlying pathology of neuronal overgrowth
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•The majority of cases of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are unknown. Now researchers have created a “mini-brain” model, derived from persons with a particular form of idiopathic ASD characterized by …read more Source:: Science
Using wireless interface, operators control multiple drones by thinking of various tasks
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•A researcher has discovered how to control multiple robotic drones using the human brain. A controller wears a skull cap outfitted with 128 electrodes wired to a computer. The device …read more Source:: Science
Shocking new role found for the immune system: Controlling social interaction
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•The immune system affects — and even controls — social behavior, a new study has found. Researchers discovered that blocking a single type of immune molecule made mouse brains go …read more Source:: Science
Microsoft launches alpha of new Skype app for Linux
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•Microsoft has released an alpha version of a Skype Web app for Linux, and is adding calling functionality to Skype for Chromebook and Chrome on Linux. …read more Source:: Linux
Microsoft R Client provides a free taste of R Server
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•By Serdar Yegulalp If you’ve been hungering to make use of the advanced number-crunching technology in Microsoft’s R Server product, but feared its pricetag, Microsoft itself has a partial answer: <a class="colorbox" href="http://blog.revolutionanalytics.com/2016/07/microsoft-r-client.html" …read more Source:: OpenSource
Cinnamon may aid learning ability
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•Cinnamon is a delicious addition to toast, coffee and breakfast rolls. Eating the tasty household spice also might improve learning ability, according to new study. …read more Source:: Science