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Optogenetic stimulation of the brain to control pain demonstrated in study
2015-02-27 00:26:42| Biotech - Topix.net
New research reveals for the first time how a small area of the brain can be optically stimulated to control pain. Researchers found that by using specific frequency of light to modulate a very small region of the brain called the anterior cingulate cortex, or ACC, they could considerably lessen pain in laboratory mice.
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Evolving a bigger brain with human DNA
2015-02-19 13:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] The size of the human brain expanded dramatically during the course of evolution, imparting us with unique capabilities to use abstract language and do complex math. But how did the human brain get larger than that of our closest living relative, the chimpanzee, if almost all of our genes are the same? Duke scientists have shown that it's possible to pick out key changes in the genetic code between chimpanzees and humans and then visualize their respective contributions to early …
Can Lithuania turn brain drain into brain gain?
2015-02-18 02:00:35| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Can Lithuania reverse loss of young and talented?
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03.03: Tales from Both Sides of the Brain: A Life in Neuroscience
2015-02-13 23:03:46| Powells Books Events Calendar
In the mid-20th century, Michael Gazzaniga, "the father of cognitive neuroscience," was part of a team of pioneering neuroscientists who developed the now foundational split-brain theory: the notion that the right and left hemispheres of the brain can act independently from each other and have different strengths. In his new book, Tales from Both Sides of the Brain (Ecco), Gazzaniga tells the impassioned story of his life in science and his decades-long journey to understand how the separate spheres of our brains communicate and miscommunicate with their separate agendas.
Your Brain May Want That Bottle Of Soda Because It's Easy To Pick Up
2015-02-13 19:03:49| Beverages - Topix.net
You want that soda bottle. But it may not be because you crave soda. It might just be that you love the idea of wrapping your fingers around its enticing shape.
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