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Brain-to-brain interface lets rats share information via internet

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 12:52:03 +0000

guardian.co.uk

Rats thousands of miles apart collaborate on simple tasks with their brains connected through the internet

» Brain-to-brain interface lets rats share information via internet

Encapsulated Universes

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 15:42:18 +0000

edge.org

We have 7,000 languages. Each of these languages encompasses a world-view, encompasses the ideas and predispositions and cognitive tools developed by thousands of years of people in that culture. Each one of those languages offers a whole encapsulated universe.

» Encapsulated Universes

Sur #laTAC - Libre Arbitre et Bosses de Ski

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:10:00 +0000

ssaft.com

« Le libre arbitre existe-t-il ? » C’est la question que s’est posée il y a quelque temps David Louapre sur son blog Science Etonnante et qui a fait affluer un torrent de commentaires rassemblant des opinions très diverses sur le sujet

» Sur #laTAC - Libre Arbitre et Bosses de Ski

The Ductile Helix: "Jumping Genes" May Influence Brain Activity

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 13:31:11 +0000

scientificamerican.com

Mobile DNA elements called retrotransposons may be a source of genetic variation in nerve cells.

» The Ductile Helix: "Jumping Genes" May Influence Brain Activity

Le calcium révèle les connexions entre neurones – MIT

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:52:44 +0000

civilisation2.org

Une équipe, dirigée par des neuroscientifiques du MIT, a mis au point un moyen de surveiller la façon dont les cellules du cerveau se coordonnent les unes avec les autres, pour contrôler les comportements spécifiques, tels que le lancement d’un mouvement ou la détection d’une odeur.

» Le calcium révèle les connexions entre neurones – MIT

Writing With Your Eyes: A Video Abstract

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 08:20:49 +0000

blog.mysciencework.com

In this video abstract, Jean Lorenceau, of the Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle Epinière in Paris, describes how his system works, relying on a special flickering screen display, an eye tracker, and a visual illusion, to make possible the smooth movements of the eye necessary for writing.

» Writing With Your Eyes: A Video Abstract

Language and Your Brain [INFOGRAPHIC] | Voxy Blog

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:50:58 +0000

voxy.com

language and your brain

» Language and Your Brain [INFOGRAPHIC] | Voxy Blog

Shared pathway could let diabetes drug treat Alzheimer’s

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 08:50:23 +0000

blog.mysciencework.com

A new study in the journal Cell Stem Cell suggests that a very common diabetes drug, metformin, may also be useful in the treatment of neurodegenerative disease, like Alzheimer’s.

» Shared pathway could let diabetes drug treat Alzheimer’s

What's new in neuroscience and music ?

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 14:11:03 +0000

musiccognition.blogspot.fr

The conference entitled The Neurosciences and Music-IV: Learning and Memory was held at the University of Edinburgh from June 9–12, 2011, jointly hosted by the Mariani Foundation and the Institute for Music in Human and Social Development, and involving nearly 500 international delegates.

» What's new in neuroscience and music ?

Neuroscientists show how brain responds to sensual caress

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 09:30:17 +0000

sciencedaily.com

A nuzzle of the neck, a brush of the knee -- these caresses often signal a loving touch, but can also feel highly aversive, depending on who is delivering the touch, and to whom. Neuroscientists have discovered that the association begins in the brain's primary somatosensory cortex.

» Neuroscientists show how brain responds to sensual caress

SymbioticA : a research laboratory dedicated to artistic inquiry into knowledge and technology in the life sciences

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 21:33:12 +0000

symbiotica.uwa.edu.au

SymbioticA is the first research laboratory of its kind, enabling artists and researchers to engage in wet biology practices in a biological science department.

» SymbioticA : a research laboratory dedicated to artistic inquiry into knowledge and technology in the life sciences

The neuroscience of looking on the bright side

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 07:34:22 +0000

livescience.com

Ask a bride before walking down the aisle "How likely are you to get divorced ?"

» The neuroscience of looking on the bright side

Podcast Science : la plasticité neuronale

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:10:06 +0000

viedumastercs.wordpress.com

La plasticité neuronale par Lucile.

» Podcast Science : la plasticité neuronale

Vers une informatique contemplative ?

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:01:58 +0000

internetactu.net

Alex Soojung-Kim Pang, du Peace Innovation Lab à Stanford et du Groupe d’étude des systèmes sociaux numériques de Microsoft Labs, a débuté son intervention à la conférence Lift en nous suggérant une petite activité : “consultez vos e-mails” a-t-il demandé, “vous allez le faire de toute façon”.

» Vers une informatique contemplative ?

Quand les neurosciences préparent les armes du futur

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:52:59 +0000

atlantico.fr

Les guerres du XXIe siècle pourraient bien utiliser des implants ou des prothèses directement insérés dans le corps pour commander des engins à distance, et aura recours à de nouveaux médicaments pour améliorer les comportements des soldats au combat.

» Quand les neurosciences préparent les armes du futur

Book on teen brains can help improve decision making

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:30:30 +0000

medicalxpress.com

Teenage brains undergo big changes, and they won't look or function like adult brains until well into one's 20s. In the first book on the adolescent brain...

» Book on teen brains can help improve decision making

A New Model for Scientific Publishing

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:51:31 +0000

blog.ketyov.com

There's a new paper out in Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience that is relavant to my interests. The paper is by Dwight Kravitz and Chris Baker from the NIMH and is titled "Toward a new model of scientific publishing: discussion and a proposal".

» A New Model for Scientific Publishing

Bad Christmas gifts: a neuroscientific gifting guide

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 07:24:50 +0000

gainesonbrains.com

Gift-giving isn't easy—particularly during the holidays, when there are so many different people for whom to buy. It's overwhelming and stressful, and people cope with the burden in different ways....

» Bad Christmas gifts: a neuroscientific gifting guide

La neuroscience pour expliquer la morale et le Code pénal

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:51:29 +0000

santelog.com

Les personnes et…les tribunaux sont plus durs vis-à-vis de ceux qui commettent des exactions qu’envers ceux qui les laissent se produire.

» La neuroscience pour expliquer la morale et le Code pénal

What is déjà vu?

Sat, 19 Nov 2011 15:44:10 +0000

youtube.com

You know these moments where the current situation feels like it's happened before… It's difficult to scientifically study déjà vu because there isn't reliable way to cause it to happen in people's head in a lab, but here's what we do know…

» What is déjà vu?