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September 23, 2009

Flight of the remote-controlled cyborg beetle

Category: Technology

A team of electrical engineers demonstrates for the very first time that the flight of freely flying insects can be controlled remotely using a neural stimualtion device.

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September 21, 2009

Vegetative and minimally conscious patients can learn

Category: Medicine & Health

A new study shows that patients in the vegetative and minimally conscious can learn simple associations. This behaviour is strongly correlated to later recovery, and may become an important new way of evaluating patients with consciousness disorders.

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September 19, 2009

The social thermometer: Temperature affects how we perceive relationships

Category: Psychology

Dutch researchers report that ambient temperature affects the way we perceive social proximity to other people, as well as the language used to describe them

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September 17, 2009

A dual-use fluorescent calcium sensor virus

Category: Neuroscience

Researchers at Princeton University have developed a new genetic tool to simultaneously visualize neuronal connectivity and monitor cell activity in live animals

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September 14, 2009

Eye movements reveal unconscious memory retrieval

Category: Neuroscience

UC Davis researchers show that retrieval of unconscious memories involves engagement of the hippocampus, and can be detected in subtle eye movements

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