Scientists harness mysteries of the brain
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A young woman, confined to a wheelchair, is told to think about moving another wheelchair in front of her, first to the left and then forward.
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A new brain imaging study shows that when people tell the truth and lie, they use different parts of their brains. Scientists are exploiting these brain changes to develop an imaging technique
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Scientists have uncovered clues about how the brain imitates the actions of others.
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The new study clarifies the picture of what the sleeping brain does with newly studied material.
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A device that reads electricity radiated by the brain and translates it into action has been developed by scientists at the New York State Department of Health and the State University of New York.
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Volunteers show marked improvement in verbal skills after a research team runs a weak current through their foreheads. The researchers say it could lead to innovative therapies for patients with brain injuries. By Amit Asaravala.
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Brain scans can detect changes in grey matter, which could help doctors predict illnesses such as schizophrenia, British researchers said.
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Having a sound sleep after cramming for exams consolidates that learning, a new research has revealed. Neurologist Philippe Peigneux and his colleagues analysed brain activity in sleeping volunteers and found
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Scientists have completed a detailed genetic map of the mouse brain that they hope will spur new insights into how the brain works and what happens when it breaks down.
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Japanese researchers have implanted a small camera inside a mouse's brain to see how memory is formed, in an experiment they hope to some day apply to humans to treat illnesses such as Parkinson's disease.
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Functional MRI is helping researchers reveal how the human brain operates and the ways in which it affects emotion and reason. By Rowan Hooper.
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Scientists flock to songbird research, hoping finches and canaries will provide insight into the mysteries of human speech, memory and neuron production. Randy Dotinga reports from the Society for Neuroscience convention in San Diego.
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In a finding that offers insights into how young children learn language, researchers have discovered the early learning experiences of owls forever alter their brain circuitry.
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Researchers in Spain set about creating a man-made version of the part of the brain that controls movements.
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Scientists on both sides of the Atlantic are finding better ways to diagnose brain tumours.
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Researchers believe that they have found how the body protects itself against diseases such as Alzheimer's.
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Interactive, detailed maps of the human brain and genome will spur new discoveries.