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Pollution particles 'get into brain'
2016-09-06 06:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Tiny particles of pollution have been discovered inside samples of brain tissue, according to new research. Suspected of toxicity, the particles of iron oxide could conceivably contribute to diseases like Alzheimer's - though evidence for this is lacking. The finding - described as "dreadfully shocking" by the researchers - raises a host of new questions about the health risks of air pollution. Many studies have focused on the impact of dirty air on the lungs and heart. Now this new research...
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Could air pollution cause brain damage?
2016-09-06 00:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Tiny particles of pollution - inside samples of brain tissue - could be contributing to diseases such as Alzheimer's, according to new research. The study, led by scientists at Lancaster University, raises a host of new questions about the health risks of air pollution. Our Science Editor David Shukman assesses its findings.
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Large human brain evolved as a result of 'sizing each other up'
2016-08-12 12:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] Humans have evolved a disproportionately large brain as a result of sizing each other up in large cooperative social groups, researchers have proposed. A team led by computer scientists at Cardiff University suggest that the challenge of judging a person's relative standing and deciding whether or not to cooperate with them has promoted the rapid expansion of human brain size over the last 2 million years. In a study published in Scientific Reports today, …
This is your brain on physics: Scientists figure out how humans learn abstract concepts
2016-08-02 19:24:47| Extremetech
A machine learning model used neural decoding to show how we think about abstract concepts like electrical current and diffraction. The results could change how we teach physics.
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The Human Connectome Project zeroes in on the firmware of the brain
2016-07-27 19:39:54| Extremetech
They're calling it a "parcellation." That doesn't even come close to explaining the unprecedented clarity and resolution with which scientists have further refined the network diagram of the human brain.
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