New research has contributed to solving a paradox of perception, literally upending models of how the brain constructs interpretations of the outside world. When observing a scene, the brain first …read more Source:: Science
Month: October 2017
‘Turbo charge’ for your brain?
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•Two brain regions — the medial frontal and lateral prefrontal cortices — control most executive function. Researchers used high-definition transcranial alternating current stimulation (HD-tACS) to synchronize oscillations between them, improving …read more Source:: Science
Amazon farmers discovered the secret of domesticating wild rice 4,000 years ago
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•Amazonian farmers discovered how to manipulate wild rice so the plants could provide more food 4,000 years ago, long before Europeans colonized America, archaeologists have discovered. …read more Source:: Science
Mars study yields clues to possible cradle of life
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•The discovery of evidence for ancient sea-floor hydrothermal deposits on Mars identifies an area on the planet that may offer clues about the origin of life on Earth. The research …read more Source:: Science
New telescope attachment allows ground-based observations of new worlds
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•A new, low-cost attachment to telescopes allows previously unachievable precision in ground-based observations of planets beyond our solar system. With it, ground-based telescopes can produce measurements of light intensity that …read more Source:: Science
Breast cancer linked to bacterial imbalances
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•Researchers have uncovered differences in the bacterial composition of breast tissue of healthy women vs. women with breast cancer. The research team has discovered for the first time that healthy …read more Source:: Science
Exotic quantum particle observed in bilayer graphene
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•Physicists have definitively observed an intensely studied anomaly in condensed matter physics — the even-denominator fractional quantum Hall state — via transport measurement in bilayer graphene. …read more Source:: Science
Raspberry Pi: Hands-on with the Pi-Desktop kit
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•This kit promises to turn your Pi into a functional desktop computer. I’m going to try it out and see how easy it is to assemble and use. …read more Source:: Linux
Old Faithful’s geological heart revealed
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•Scientists have mapped the near-surface geology around Old Faithful, revealing the reservoir of heated water that feeds the geyser’s surface vent and how the ground shaking behaves in between eruptions. …read more Source:: Science
Smartphone-controlled smart bandage for better, faster healing
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•Wireless microcontrollers release precise amounts of antibiotics, painkillers, growth factors or other medications. The bandage, which remains several years from market, could improve treatment of chronic skin wounds related to …read more Source:: Science