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• How Much Power Does It Take To Simulate The Human Brain? [Robots]

  
  F-Default — Authority: 561
      Kwabena Boahen, a computer scientist at Stanford University, believes that it would require 10 megawatts to power a processor as smart as the human brain. His new “Neurogrid” supercomputer might be able to do it on only 20 watts. More here: How Much Power Does It Take To Simulate The Human Brain? ...
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• Reconciling Difference

  
  Blogs — Authority: 159
  Her joys, her woes, Her highs, her lows, Are second nature to me now; Like breathing out and breathing in. . . .Ive grown accustomed to the trace, Of something in the air; Accustomed to her face. -My Fair Lady Today, Frederick Loewes My Fair Lady raises more than a few politically correct eyebrows, yet the ...
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• A child’s way of counting reveals why we are so smart.

  
  Blogs — Authority: 159
  Ask any four-year-old child for his age, and chances are he will hold up four fingers. He will count and add with his fingers too, and this is true for children all over the world. To count with your fingers, you need to be able to move each separately, a skill not found in all mammals. In fact, most ...
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• Four Powerful Tricks for Successful Lucid Dreaming

  
  Wish Everyone Good Health. — Authority: 464
  By definition, Lucid Dreaming means ?conscious awareness during the dream state.? But how can this be? Every book I?ve ever read on dreaming has described the dream state as being an entry into the unconscious, so how can you possibly be conscious during dreaming, and be able to enter your dreams. It?s [...]
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• BIS Study:Mobile phones pose no threat to health

  
  movies, news, photos, gossip, videos - Searchandhra.com — Authority: 157
  Those who worry that mobile phones and their transmission towers are health hazards can now relax following studies coordinated by
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• Drug candidate for treating spinal muscular atrophy identified

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 708
  Washington, Nov 5 (ANI): Scientists have identified a chemical cousin of the common antibiotic tetracycline that might be useful in treating spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a currently incurable disease that is the leading genetic cause of death in infants. The finding is based on a study conducted by Adrian Krainer, ...
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• Born to Perform

  
  Blogs — Authority: 159
  Few events in popular music were as momentous as the Beatles first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 1964. Paul McCartney recently revisited the Ed Sullivan Theater to appear on the Late Show with David Letterman, and he recounted a story about his early appearances as a young man. As he waited to ...
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• Brains, Bodies, and How Kids Count

  
  Blogs — Authority: 159
  Ask any four-year-old child for his age, and chances are he will hold up four fingers. He will count and add with his fingers too, and this is true for children all over the world. To count with your fingers, you need to be able to move each separately, a skill not found in all mammals. In fact, most ...
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• A child’s way of counting reveals why we are so smart.

  
  Eyes on the Brain — Authority: 91
  Ask any four-year-old child for his age, and chances are he will hold up four fingers. He will count and add with his fingers too, and this is true for children all over the world. To count with your fingers, you need to be able to move each separately, a skill not found in all mammals. In fact, most ...
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• The Cellular and Molecular Substrates of Anorexia Nervosa

  
  ED Bites — Authority: 128
  This months issue of Psychiatric Times contains the first of a two-part series on examining The Cellular and Molecular Substrates of Anorexia Nervosa . Although its not a simple read (the author assumes some basic neuroscience knowledge, but its nothing super-prohibitive), John Medina does a wonderful job of ...
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• Video Games: Entertaining, Educational or Dangerous?

  
  gnovis - Georgetown University's Journal of Communication, Culture & Technology (CCT) — Authority: 126
  Video games are fun and addictive. I cannot argue against this. I have my own troubled past with them. When I was in college I wasted enormous amounts of time playing games. Later, this interest with games became a professional interest and I began graduate school with the hope of doing research on how computer games ...
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• Common cholesterol-lowering drug could prevent Parkinson’s progression

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 708
  Washington, Oct 30 (ANI): A commonly used cholesterol-lowering drug, called simvastatin, can prevent progression of Parkinson’s disease, according to a study by neurological researchers at Rush University Medical Center.The study examined the use of the FDA-approved medication in mice with Parkinson’s disease and ...
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• Former Minnesota Vikings Player Orlando Thomas Still Alive

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 708
  By Gina GomezOct. 29, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Former Minnesota Vikings player Orlando Thomas is still alive and has not died, as was reported earlier. The defensive back who played for the National Football League for almost six years, has been fighting the Lou Gehrigs Disease. It was announced by The Vikings on their ...
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• Brain Scans Will Soon Reveal Exactly What You’re Thinking [Brain Scanning]

  
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    You already know what’s on in my mind , but what if you could see exactly what I’m thinking about? Might not be long before you can, because there have been some minor successes in thought decoding technology. I say “thought decoding” instead of ” mind reading ,” because what researchers are working ...
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• Brain Scans Will Soon Reveal Exactly What Youre Thinking [Brain Scanning]

  
  Gizmodo — Authority: 897
  You already know whats on in my mind , but what if you could see exactly what Im thinking about? Might not be long before you can, because there have been some minor successes in thought decoding technology. I say "thought decoding" instead of " mind reading ," because what researchers are working on is a way to ...
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• 15,000 year-old light-responsive neurons construct giant water pyramid

  
  hypoetics — Authority: 116
  according to an optigenetic brain , fascists arrived in britain some 15,000 years ago . "we discovered this by accident," said a bundle of neurons under mass hypnosis. "we originally set out to help sick mice, & now we find ourselves digging up ancient civilisations buried under millenia of double standards . ...
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• Epilepsy drugs may help treat Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 708
  Washington, Oct 28 (ANI): A potential new function for anti-epileptic drugs in treating neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s has been discovered by US researchers.The study, published in BioMed Central’s open access journal Molecular Neurodegeneration, found that neurons in the brain ...
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• Body odour attracts mosquitoes

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 708
  Washington, Oct 27 (IANS) A dominant odour given off by humans and birds tempts mosquitoes to prey on both, transmitting the West Nile virus and other lethal diseases, a new study has found.The study paves the way for key developments in mosquito and disease control.Walter Leal, entomology professor and postdoctoral ...
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• Writer’s Panic

  
  The Woo Woo Teacup Journal — Authority: 121
  Daughter had a serious case of Writer’s Panic last evening. Writer’s Panic is three steps beyond simple Writer’s Block. If you don’t have to write, Writer’s Block can make you much more interested in cleaning the cat box and sweeping the stairs than facing the computer screen. Sure, you can mumble about ...
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• Encouragement

  
  Authspot — Authority: 512
  As I write this last article about the encouragement chapter of Kidztar Publishing’s MirrorMeBook ™, I have a smile from ear to ear. My mind is wandering with blissful thoughts of my children. The first time my daughter Chloe finished reading her first book. Her big blue eyes lit with confidence; her pride shone ...
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