• Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 11th, 2010
New Evidence for the Gulf War Syndrome

New Evidence for the Gulf War Syndrome

It's not just in the minds of veterans

'Fairness' Center of the Brain Found

'Fairness' Center of the Brain Found

Unequal situations are analyzed in a specific area

Mirrors Lie to Some for Good Reason

Mirrors Lie to Some for Good Reason

BDD is often present in these people

Sugarfree Foods May Not Be Very Healthy

Sugarfree Foods May Not Be Very Healthy

The conclusion is based on studies of the human brain

  • Sci Pry
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 5th, 2009
How fMRI Is Used in Courts of Law

How fMRI Is Used in Courts of Law

Experts wonder if brain scans and murder trials mix well

How Men and Women Perceive Danger

How Men and Women Perceive Danger

New study sheds light on the differences

Brain Scans Reveal Consciousness 'Signature'

Brain Scans Reveal Consciousness 'Signature'

The find could have far-reaching implications

  • Sci Pry
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 13th, 2009
Musicians Distinguish Sounds Better than Other People

Musicians Distinguish Sounds Better than Other People

Especially in loud situations

Using the Internet Boosts Brain Function

Using the Internet Boosts Brain Function

Results are visible in less than a week

Placebo Effect Proven in the Spine

Placebo Effect Proven in the Spine

Pain disappeared in study volunteers

  • Sci Pry
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 28th, 2009
Dead Salmon's Brain 'Lit Up' in an MRI Machine

Dead Salmon's Brain 'Lit Up' in an MRI Machine

The fish has become a scientific celebrity

  • Sci Pry
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 26th, 2009
Your Brain Reveals What You See

Your Brain Reveals What You See

Scientists learn to extract images from the cortex

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 21st, 2009
Vegetative-State Patients Can Still Learn

Vegetative-State Patients Can Still Learn

Even though they are unconscious or minimally conscious

'Hidden' Memories Are Still in the Brain

'Hidden' Memories Are Still in the Brain

A new study has been conducted at UCI

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 4th, 2009
Brain Mechanism Explaining Anorexia Found

Brain Mechanism Explaining Anorexia Found

Sufferers often find it hard to change their ways

Some Neuroimaging Techniques Increase Reading Errors

Some Neuroimaging Techniques Increase Reading Errors

Amplifying them yields wrong results

Scientists Try to Establish the Limits of the Brain

Scientists Try to Establish the Limits of the Brain

The studies rely on mathematical formulas

 
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