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Brain makes decisions with same method used to break WW2 Enigma code
Feb 24, 2015 (SPX)
When making simple decisions, neurons in the brain apply the same statistical trick used by Alan Turing to help break Germany's Enigma code during World War II,...
Ancient and modern cities aren't so different
Feb 24, 2015 (SPX)
Despite notable differences in appearance and governance, ancient human settlements function in much the same way as modern cities, according to new findings by...
Can unemployment trigger personality changes?
Feb 23, 2015 (UPI)
A new study claims to link lengthy waits in the unemployment lines to discernible changes in personality -- changes that may become near-permanent. It's accepte...
New insights into cellular mechanisms of information processing in brain
Feb 23, 2015 (SPX)
While synapses contain hundreds to thousands of synaptic vesicles, when a specific signal is received by the neuron, only a fraction of synaptic vesicles that e...
Complex nerve signaling traced back to common ancestor
Feb 18, 2015 (SPX)
New research shows that a burst of evolutionary innovation in the genes responsible for electrical communication among nerve cells in our brains occurred over 6...
New map of human epigenomes is most expansive ever
Feb 18, 2015 (UPI)
At team of geneticists from across the country have built the most comprehensive map of human epigenomes -- both expansive and detailed. It's the culmination of...
Reality is distorted in brain's maps
Feb 13, 2015 (SPX)
The brain's GPS would be worthless if it simply contained maps of our surroundings that were not aligned to the real world. But we now know how this is done. Th...
Neanderthals disappeared from the Iberian Peninsula before than from the rest of Europe
Feb 06, 2015 (SPX)
Until a few months ago different scientific articles, including those published in 'Nature', dated the disappearance of the Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis)...
Scientists call for antibody 'bar code' to follow Human Genome Project
Feb 05, 2015 (SPX)
More than 100 researchers from around the world have collaborated to craft a request that could fundamentally alter how the antibodies used in research are iden...
Complex environments push 'brain' evolution
Feb 04, 2015 (SPX)
Little animations trying to master a computer game are teaching neuroscience researchers how the brain evolves when faced with difficult tasks. Neuroscientists ...
New software analyzes human genomes faster than ever
Feb 04, 2015 (SPX)
Investigators at Nationwide Children's Hospital have developed an analysis "pipeline" that slashes the time it takes to search a person's genome for disease-cau...
Skull discovery potentially housed brain like ours
Feb 03, 2015 (SPX)
An SFU archaeologist and graduate student have helped an Israeli-led scientific team discover our direct ancestors likely came from Africa or the Middle East an...
Livermore research finds early Mesoamericans affected by climate
Jan 29, 2015 (SPX)
Scientists have reconstructed the past climate for the region around Cantona, a large fortified city in highland Mexico, and found the population drastically de...
Easter Island mystery
Jan 29, 2015 (SPX)
Long before the Europeans arrived on Easter Island in 1722, the native Polynesian culture known as Rapa Nui showed signs of demographic decline. However, the ca...
Fossil skull connects continents
Jan 29, 2015 (SPX)
Manot is a karstic cave in the North of Israel, very close to the Lebanese border. The first excavations began in 2010 and are continued up to day. Countless ar...
Did genetic links to modern maladies provide ancient benefits?
Jan 29, 2015 (SPX)
Psoriasis, a chronic skin condition, can cause rashes that itch and sting. So why would a genetic susceptibility to this and other ailments persist for hundreds...
Ancient skull from Galilee cave offers clues to first modern Europeans
Jan 29, 2015 (SPX)
The discovery of a 55,000-year-old partial skull in Northern Israel provides new insights into the migration of modern humans out of Africa. The rare find is re...
Australopithecus africanus: Strong hands for a precise grip
Jan 29, 2015 (SPX)
Some of the morphological characteristics of the human hand are different from that of other primates enabling us to grab objects with precision and use them ex...
Can hair-growing stem cells cure baldness?
Jan 28, 2015 (UPI)
A new technique for growing human hair in a petri dish may hold promise for balding men and women all over the world. Scientists have managed to grow new hair f...
Scientists map brains of the blind to solve mysteries of specialization
Jan 28, 2015 (SPX)
Studying the brain activity of blind people, scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem are challenging the standard view of how the human brain specializ...
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