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23 February, 2011 08:00 § in Cognitive Neuroscience

(Español) Pensar disminuye la capacidad cerebral

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14 February, 2011 12:07 § in Cognitive Neuroscience
Gene Variants Lead to Autism and Mental Retardation: Inner Structure of Nerve Synapses Defective in Patients.

Gene Variants Lead to Autism and Mental Retardation: Inner Structure of Nerve Synapses Defective in Patients.

Researchers working with Professor Gudrun Rappold, Director of the Department of Molecular Human Genetics at Heidelberg University Hospital, have discovered previously unknown mutations in autistic and mentally impaired patients in what is known as the SHANK2 gene, a gene that is partially responsib[...]

13 December, 2010 10:42 § in Cognitive Neuroscience

(Español) Una aplicación generará ejercicios de rehabilitación cerebral personalizados.

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2 August, 2010 07:00 § in Cognitive Neuroscience
Neurological Process for the Recognition of Letters and Numbers Explained.

Neurological Process for the Recognition of Letters and Numbers Explained.

How does the brain link the visual basic traits of letters and numbers to abstract representations and to words? Scientists from the Basque Research Center on Cognition, Brain and Language have analyzed the influence of context on the visual recognition of a written word regardless of the format in [...]

30 July, 2010 08:00 § in Brain Dynamics, Cognitive Neuroscience
Brain Scans May Help Guide Career Choice.

Brain Scans May Help Guide Career Choice.

General aptitude tests and specific mental ability tests are important tools for vocational guidance. Researchers are now asking whether performance on such tests is based on differences in brain structure, and if so, can brain scans be helpful in choosing a career? In a first step, researchers writ[...]