One of the things that everyone learns from childhood is that all sense contribute to our overall perception of the environment. The question that has been bugging researchers is how this is happening in the brain. A new study proposes a series of explanations for these phenomena.
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5 December 2011
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Duke University Medical Center investigators announce the development of a new generation of prosthetic devices, which they say can be used to restore sensation to people who have lost one or more of their limbs, or who are paralyzed following accidents.
According to the team, the basis for the new devices is mad... |
6 October 2011
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A team at the Dolphin Research Center in Grassy Key, Florida, carried out the very first experiment with blindfolded dolphins, to see how they imitate others.
Dolphins are very intelligent creatures and ever since people started working with them, they have never ceased to amaze us with their tricks.
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22 January 2011
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Spatial-sequence synesthesia is a special form of the condition, in which people tend to see all numerical sequences they come across as visual patterns. Synesthesia is a very hot and debated topic, since some of the people who have it say that they wouldn't get rid of it even if they could, while others would g... |
15 December 2009
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The amazing ability that fish have of essentially touching objects around them without actually coming in physical contact with them comes from their unique sensory system, called the lateral-line. This allows them to sense obstacles in their paths, and to steer clear of predators. Robotics engineers are currentl... |
29 August 2009
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