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Monday, March 25, 2019

The Human Brain

Consequences of multilingualism for neural architecture
Language has the power to shape cognition, behavior, and even the form and function of the brain. Technological and scientific developments have recently yielded an increasingly diverse set of tools with which...
Behavioral and Brain Functions - Latest Articles
Mon Mar 25, 2019 02:00
Motor cortex and pain control: exploring the descending relay analgesic pathways and spinal nociceptive neurons in healthy conscious rats
Motor cortex stimulation (MCS) is an effective therapy for refractory neuropathic pain. MCS increases the nociceptive threshold in healthy rats via endogenous opioids, inhibiting thalamic nuclei and activating...
Behavioral and Brain Functions - Latest Articles
Mon Mar 25, 2019 02:00
Brain Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 71: Parkinsonism Risk Factors in Salt Lake City, Utah: A Community-Based Study
Brain Sciences, Vol. 9, Pages 71: Parkinsonism Risk Factors in Salt Lake City, Utah: A Community-Based Study Brain Sciences doi: 10.3390/brainsci9030071 Authors: David Shprecher Nan Zhang Matthew Halverson Rodolfo Savica Background: The prevalence of dream enactment behavior and other risk factors for a parkinsonian disorder is not well documented. Methods: A survey on prevalence of parkinsonism risk factors was designed using two validated instruments (REM behavior disorder...
Brain Sciences
Sat Mar 23, 2019 02:00
Secretagogin Immunoreactivity Reveals Lugaro Cells in the Pigeon Cerebellum
Abstract Lugaro cells are inhibitory interneurons found in the upper granular layer of the cerebellar cortex, just below or within the Purkinje cell layer. They are characterized by (1) a fusiform soma oriented in the parasagittal plane, (2) two pairs of dendrites emanating from opposite ends of the soma, (3) innervation from Purkinje cell collaterals, and (4) an axon that projects into the molecular layer akin to granular cell parallel fibers. Lugaro cells have been described...
Latest Results for The Cerebellum
Sat Mar 23, 2019 02:00
The pigment in our skin could be used to make electrical body implants
Melanin's electrical conductivity can be boosted a billion-fold using heat and the result could be used to make body-friendly electrical implants
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Global carbon emissions from energy hit a record high in 2018
Renewable energy use is rising but 2018 still saw a record increase in global carbon emissions – the equivalent of doubling emissions from all air travel in a single year
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02:01
Crashed Boeing 737s lacked upgrades that could have warned pilots
Reports suggest a flight control system and missing safety features could have contributed to the recent crashes involving Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft
New Scientist - Picture of the day
Mon Mar 25, 2019 19:36
Our brains may be able to make new neurons throughout adulthood
Most of our brain cells are in place at birth, but new research suggests we may keep producing new neurons throughout adulthood and even into our 80s
New Scientist - Picture of the day
Mon Mar 25, 2019 18:00
Huge T. rex fossil suggests many dinosaurs were bigger than we thought
The discovery of a T. rex that was 400 kilograms heavier than any other found so far suggests we may have underestimated the size of this and other dinosaurs
New Scientist - Picture of the day
Mon Mar 25, 2019 13:14
Exclusive: Thousands of security flaws found on UK government websites
The Wannacry attack locked down NHS computers in 2017. Now an investigation as uncovered thousands of unpatched vulnerabilities on UK government websites
New Scientist - Picture of the day
Sat Mar 23, 2019 08:00
The compelling tale of how climate change denial came to grip the US
The Drilled podcast reveals how money and politics in the US beat science to create climate change denial – and how the nation could rewrite its future
New Scientist - Picture of the day
Wed Mar 20, 2019 20:00
Genetic risk scores on their own aren't that good at predicting health
A new way of measuring your genetic risk for health conditions could help identify high-risk people. But it isn't clear how medically useful these tests are yet
New Scientist - Picture of the day
Mon Mar 25, 2019 02:01
Exposure to dirty city air reduces sperm quality and quantity in mice
Dirty city air may be reducing sperm quality. Mice exposed to tiny pollution particles produce less sperm of a lower quality than those that aren't
New Scientist - Picture of the day
Sun Mar 24, 2019 18:30
NASA's InSight lander is using magnetism to search for water on Mars
Measuring magnetic fields on Mars could help us figure out how much water it has, and NASA's InSight lander has taken the first ever measurements from the surface
New Scientist - Picture of the day
Sun Mar 24, 2019 12:00
How surveillance capitalism is changing human nature forever
Firms that turn behaviour into saleable data are reshaping society – and us, says Shoshana Zuboff as she discusses her book, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
New Scientist - Picture of the day
Wed Mar 20, 2019 20:00

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