Leave your body and shake hands with yourself, gain an extra limb or change into a robot for a while. Swedish neuroscientist Henrik Ehrsson has demonstrated that the brain’s image of the body is negotiable. Applications stretch from touch-sensitive prostheses to robotics and virtual worlds. Bo[...]
Archive for February, 2011
23 February, 2011 08:00 § in Cognitive Neuroscience
(Español) Pensar disminuye la capacidad cerebral
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21 February, 2011 14:04 § in Brain and health
Common Insecticide Used in Homes Associated With Delayed Mental Development of Young Children.
When the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) phased out the widespread residential use of chlorpyrifos and other organophosphorus (OP) insecticides in 2000-2001 because of risks to child neurodevelopment, these compounds were largely replaced with pyrethroid insecticides. Bookmark on Delicious Dig[...]
17 February, 2011 08:00 § in Brain Connectivity
Trial and Error: The Brain Learns from Mistakes
In the developing brain, countless nerve connections are made which turn out to be inappropriate and as a result must eventually be removed. The process of establishing a neuronal network does not always prove precise or error free. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share vi[...]
14 February, 2011 16:17 § in Brain and health
Passionate Love in the Brain, as Revealed by MRI Scans.
A dozen brain regions, working together, create feelings of passionate love. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post[...]
