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Jeff Shain: Kevin Na's tortured swing feeds itself
Everyone else groans. "It's a cognitive throw switch," said Dr. Gio Valiante, the Rollins college professor and mental-game coach whose clients include Justin Rose and Players Championship winner Matt Kuchar . "Rather than do anything harmful, it
Tags: Kevin Na, Dr. Gio Valiante, Las Vegas, nervous system, myelin, Neurons
Axon asking for one more chance
He is a chiseled 6-foot-2, 215-pound running back who can tote the ball. He can bust it in between the tackles or use his 4.4-second 40-yard speed to take it around the perimeter. Recruiters should be holding candlelight vigils on the doorstep of the
Tags: Ben Axon, Chris Conboy, Jackson, Axon, Neurons, neuroanatomy, sports-news, Neurophysiology
When it comes to stimulating the brain, man's best friend has it licked
Madison with retirement village residents Joan Gard, Nell Palme and Isobel Winkelman...Whatever your response to animals, it appears hundreds of thousands of years of close interaction between man and beast has left an imprint on our brains.
Tags: Neurons, brains regions, Australia, Sydney, Limbic system, Cerebrum, Fear, Brain, Neuroscience, Claustrum
There's a part of your brain devoted entirely to recognizing animals [Neuroscience]
There's a part of your brain devoted entirely to recognizing animals Biologically speaking, humans are pretty much just another animal, and it's actually hard to come up with any clear explanation for what sets us apart. But we have a hard time
Tags: Neurons, human brain, IBM Research, IBM, San Francisco, Central nervous system, nervous system, neurobiology, Brain
Tech Universe: Monday 29 August
Each time we take a step, up to 10 watts of power is lost as heat. It would be useful to be able to harness that energy and use it to power a cellphone or other device. Researchers from the University of Wisconsin are developing this idea using a
Tags: human brain, IBM Research, Neurons, United Kingdom, Boston, artificial intelligence, Central nervous system, robotics, artificial brain
Human Brain Is A Computer
Since I cut a half-an-inch off the end of my finger and saw two “wires” one red coated the other blue, the lurking doubt has always been present in my mind that we are robots. I knew, of course, that
Tags: Cognitive computing, BlueMatter, Neurons, software algorithm, human brain, DARPA, Aldous Huxley, IBM Research, IBM
Cough medicine ingredient may help treat multiple sclerosis
In tests using mice, the drug, dextromethorphan, was found to significantly reduce the loss of myelin, the fatty sheath surrounding nerve fibers in the central nervous system. It also minimized the development of paralysis during MS attacks. The
Tags: UC Davis Health System, multiple sclerosis, Cough medicine, Sacramento, Health Medical Pharma, Neurological disorders, nervous system, myelin, Neurons
Unique Vulnerability Found in Cells Hit by Parkinson's
Newswise New data offer hints to why Parkinson's disease so selectively harms brain cells that produce the chemical dopamine, say researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St...Dopamine is involved in brain cell communications
Tags: O'Malley KL, nerve cells, St. Louis Children, cells bodies, university school, washington university, Parkinson, brain cells, Missouri City, Axon
How travel helps kids learn
ID, April 29, 2011 What do you get when you take two long-time teachers, a couple of kids, a bunch of bikes, and a whole lot of miles? A lot of questions, that's what. As parents who recently cycled the length of the Americas with our twin sons a
Tags: stimulated environments, brains cells, growing dendrites, Boise, nervous system, Neurons, Brain, Dendrite, Neuroscience, neuroanatomy
Why minor details are linked to long-term memories
Scientists have found why we remember the smallest of details of an episode even after a long period of time. "Our finding explains, at least partially, why seemingly irrelevant information like the color of the shirt of an important person is
Tags: term memory, MIT, India, Mumbai, Environmental enrichment, neurobiology, Chemical synapse, Neuroscience, Technology Internet, Neurophysiology
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