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Only Using Part of Your Brain? Think Again
by YukuanMark
When ferrets watch the mind-bending movie The Matrix, brain activity is only slightly higher than when they stare at nothing. Scientists say this might mean something about how much of your brain is in use.
July 2006
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Conscious And Unconscious Memory Linked In Storing New Information
by YukuanMark
The way the brain stores new, conscious information such as a first kiss or a childhood home is strongly linked to the way the human brain stores unconscious information, researchers at Yale report this month in an article featured on the cover of Neuron.
March 2006
Brains of smart kids develop later - Children's Health - MSNBC.com
by YukuanMark
Very smart children may seem advanced in many ways, but a new study shows they actually lag behind other kids in development of the “thinking” part of the brain.
January 2006
December 2005
the Pursuit of Happiness via tech < Damn Interesting
by jeeves
interesting bit about little known technology for pure pleasure via electrical stimulation directly to the brain's pleasure centre
October 2005
Violence in games stimulates brain for aggression | CNET News.com
by bcpbcp
Violent video games appear to put the human brain in a mood to fight, according to a new study from Michigan State University.
September 2005
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