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Brain plasticity: Our flexible friend There is growing evidence that the brain can be trained to compensate for dead or damaged areas. As Ian Sample reports, this could benefit those suffering anything from a stroke to depression or relationship problemsOn 8 March 1969, an extraordinary experiment was reported in the pages of Nature, Europe's leading science journal. It involved a group of people who took turns to sit in an old dentist's chair and describe the room around them. They commented on the presence of a phone on the table, a nearby vase, people's expressions and how they wore their hair. It was remarkable because all were completely blind.The scientific establishment took a dim view of the work and, for the most part, dismissed it as implausible. But today it stands as one of the first, and most striking, demonstrations of neuroplasticity, the brain's ability to adapt. The blind people had learned to 'see' through the sensation of touch. Here's what happened. The back of the chair had been fitted with hundreds of GuardianOur flexible friend There is growing evidence that the brain can be trained to compensate for dead or damaged areas. As Ian Sample reports, this could benefit those suffering anything from a stroke to depression or relationship problemsOn 8 March 1969, an extraordinary experiment was reported in the pages of Nature, Europe's leading science journal. It involved a group of people who took turns to sit in an old dentist's chair and describe the room around them. They commented on the presence of a phone on the table, a nearby vase, people's expressions and how they wore their hair. It was remarkable because all were completely blind.The scientific establishment took a dim view of the work and, for the most part, dismissed it as implausible. But today it stands as one of the first, and most striking, demonstrations of neuroplasticity, the brain's ability to adapt. The blind people had learned to 'see' through the sensation of touch. Here's what happened. The back of the chair had been fitted with hundreds of GuardianAnswering Baseball's What-Ifs For the science of baseball strategy, one game teaches precious little but a thousand seasons can take a while. Thank goodness for quad-core processors. New York TimesBBC science wins `Arthur` awardsBBC Elsevier and Brain Mapping Foundation Co-Host 6th Annual World... The International Brain Mapping and Intraoperative Surgical Planning Society's annual world congress aims to break boundaries in science, technology, medicine and healthcare policy with presentations and exhibitions from pioneering leaders in a range of disciplines. topix.netChurn Baby, Churn: Using Virtual Stomachs to Regurgitate the Mysteries of Digestion Editor's Note: This is the third in a series of six features on the science of food, running daily from March 30 through April 6, 2009.DAVIS, Calif.--Ann Wigmore was not enamored with the American diet. Having moved from Lithuania after World War I, she was appalled by our white breads and other abominations and dearly missed the treats her grandmother once prepared, including a savory "gruel made from crushed rye grain and diluted goat's milk." [More] Scientific AmericanScience Books, Hayfever, and Plectrums I’ve let quite a pile of review books accumulate on my desk again as well as a couple of non-book oddities, so here’s a quick round-up.First up is the Instant Egghead Guide to the Mind by Emily Anthes published by Scientific American. The first in a series, Anthes breaks down the overwhelming topic of mind [...]Post from: Sciencebase Science Blog sciencebaseComputerized Brain Exercise Improves Memory [NEWS]Breakthrough Study Led by USC and Mayo Clinic of Posit Science Software SAN FRANCISCO, April 6 /PRNewswire/ — Older adults can significantly improve their memory and performance at everyday activities by training with computerized brain exercises, according to a study published today in The Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. The randomized controlled trial of 487 healthy older adults was led by researchers at the Mayo Clinic and the university of South… LifeSciencesWorld.comHow the internet changes communication aboard a research ship Editor's Note: Peggy Delaney is sailing on a newly refurbished research vessel, the JOIDES Resolution, that left Honolulu on March 10 with an international group of researchers on board. The ship, supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation, conducts scientific investigations beneath the seafloor by drilling the ocean floor and retrieving long “cores” of mud for testing and data collection. This is her fourth blog post. To see all her posts, see "60 Seconds in the Mid-Pacific."STEAMING TOWARD THE EQUATORIAL PACIFIC (March 14, 2009)--After several days on board the JOIDES Resolution, I am most struck by how much communication options have changed, in really quite remarkable ways. [More] Scientific AmericanAAAS/Science To Launch New Journal, Science Translational Medicine The journal Science, published by the nonprofit American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), has announced plans to launch a new journal devoted to research in translational medicine, which uses insights from basic biology to improve medical care. The journal, Science Translational Medicine, will launch in fall, 2009. (See http://www.sciencetranslationalmedicine.org. Medical News Today1 2 3 |
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