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June 30, 2010
Category: Neuroscience
FOR most of us, the ability to navigate our environment is largely dependent on the sense of vision. We use visual information to note the location of landmarks, and to identify and negotiate obstacles. These visual cues also enable us...
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June 25, 2010
Category: Psychology
APPLYING for a job? The weight of the clipboard to which your CV is attached may influence your chances of getting it. Negotiating a deal? Sitting in a hard chair may lead you to drive a harder bargain. Those are...
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June 24, 2010
Category: Neuroscience
BRAIN implants containing microelectrodes are used widely in the laboratory and clinic, both to stimulate nerve cells and to record their activity. Researchers routinely implant electrode arrays into the brains of rodents to investigate the neuronal activity associated with spatial...
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June 16, 2010
Category: Neuroscience
THE dangers of obesity are very well known. Being overweight is associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease and stroke, the two leading causes of death in the Western world. Gout is more common in overweight people, with...
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June 7, 2010
Category: Neuroscience
New research shows that trichotillomania (compulsive hair pulling) occurs as a result of defects in the brain's immune system, and can be alleviated by bone marrow transplants.
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