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- The Big Question: What do we know about the human brain and…
- Scientists this week announced that they had succeeded in communicating with a man thought to be in a vegetative state, lacking all awareness, for five years following a road accident. Using a brain scanner they were able to read his…
- The Independent
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- 2/5/2010
- Brain signals linked to presence of PTSD
- There's never been a simple test to diagnose post-traumatic stress, but a group of Minnesota scientists say they've found a high-tech way to identify people who have the disorder -- by studying their brain signals. The discovery could have…
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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- 6 hours ago
- UTD student tapped for 'Jeopardy!'
- Prashant Raghavendran is a neuroscience major in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas. Impressed? Does that sound big-brain smart enough for you? If not, how about this: The junior was one of 15…
- Dallas Morning News
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- 2/5/2010
- 27 Avatar Questions, Answered By The Movie's Designers
- The color passes on the Banshee alone took me several weeks to complete, since including the necessary detail required multiple paintings 190 megapixels in size, as well as mapping them on ... The big "ring" that the coffin slides inside…
- io9.com
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- 2/5/2010
- An Intelligent Software Assistant Debuts
- Last year, we selected the "intelligent software assistant" Siri as one of our top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2009. Now, you can try the software out for yourself, as the app has be added to Apple's app store. Siri, which the company's CEO…
- MIT Technology Review
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- 2/5/2010
- Cathleen McFarlane Ross, Palm Beach philanthropist, dies of…
- PALM BEACH - She danced with President John F. Kennedy , lived in arguably the best spot in Palm Beach, and spent many years and a fortune helping those who couldn't help themselves. Cathleen McFarlane Ross' death Monday from a brain…
- Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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- 7 hours ago
- Fighting the Good Fight Against "Chemo Brain"
- ... cracks in the case of chemotherapy-related cognitive impairment, also known as chemo brain, chemonesia, brain fog, post-chemo brain, and my hands-down personal favorite: Memory? What memory! That's a big issue to those of us who have…
- Huffingtonpost.com
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- 1/22/2010
- Auto Racing Helmet - Brain Buckets - Safety
- When F1 driver Felipe Massa got hit in the head with an errant spring from another car in August, his helmet, along with his skull, got seriously damaged. Massa was wearing a top-of-the-line carbon-fiber/composite helmet-which meant,…
- Circle Track Magazine
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- 10 hours ago
- Pregnancy 'baby brain': Your comments
- I'm currently 25 weeks pregnant with my first child and can only say I disagree with these findings. I have had a good education and have a good job working in law. I would normally describe myself as above average intelligence, however I…
- BBC Health
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- 2/3/2010
- Mentors do make a big difference
- Perhaps it was a teacher. Or a favorite aunt. Maybe it was your own father. Or a pastor from church. Perhaps a co-worker. Chances are that most of us — especially those who have enjoyed some measure of success in their careers and personal…
- Journal-News
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- 7 hours ago