Archive for June, 2009

Scientists capture the first image of memories being made

Monday, June 22nd, 2009
pa href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Y49tlKrCHmjUZVXhPdqbZGcAv_g/0/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Y49tlKrCHmjUZVXhPdqbZGcAv_g/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/abr/ a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Y49tlKrCHmjUZVXhPdqbZGcAv_g/1/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Y49tlKrCHmjUZVXhPdqbZGcAv_g/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pThe ability to learn and to establish new memories is essential to our daily existence and identity; enabling us to navigate through the world. A new study by researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University and University of California, Los Angeles, has captured an image for the first time of a mechanism, specifically protein translation, which underlies long-term memory formation.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BrainMysteries/~4/09nGV7PZ7Bc" height="1" width="1"/

Neural noise created during binocular rivalry

Sunday, June 21st, 2009
pa href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/V69yewSx88H2Rc1HJJBKhyCEhKE/0/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/V69yewSx88H2Rc1HJJBKhyCEhKE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/abr/ a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/V69yewSx88H2Rc1HJJBKhyCEhKE/1/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/V69yewSx88H2Rc1HJJBKhyCEhKE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pNeural "noise" may cause you to miss important changes in your environment when you are concentrating on something else, new research indicates.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BrainMysteries/~4/N8wFfpiFJFs" height="1" width="1"/

Researchers visualize formation of a new synapse

Saturday, June 20th, 2009
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Brain detects happiness more quickly than sadness

Friday, June 19th, 2009
pa href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yzixqyCsCbgqaTL-Qb7HAvhh8F0/0/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yzixqyCsCbgqaTL-Qb7HAvhh8F0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/abr/ a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yzixqyCsCbgqaTL-Qb7HAvhh8F0/1/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yzixqyCsCbgqaTL-Qb7HAvhh8F0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pPeople make value judgments about others based on their facial expressions. A new study, carried out be Spanish and Brazilian researchers, shows that -- after looking at a face for only 100 milliseconds -- we can detect expressions of happiness and surprise faster than those of sadness or fear.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BrainMysteries/~4/NjdWxUwgCFw" height="1" width="1"/

The sweet taste of uncertainty: Winners enjoy waiting to discover what they’ve won

Thursday, June 18th, 2009
pa href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6xkEPWmZDpjsA8D3SlgdYQ69sGc/0/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6xkEPWmZDpjsA8D3SlgdYQ69sGc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/abr/ a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6xkEPWmZDpjsA8D3SlgdYQ69sGc/1/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6xkEPWmZDpjsA8D3SlgdYQ69sGc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pYou've just won a prize. Would you like to find out what it is right away, or wait until later? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research says most people are happier waiting.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BrainMysteries/~4/rd-zWG7P2KA" height="1" width="1"/

Putting a name to a face may be key to brain’s facial expertise

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
pa href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Mbpt9zc34u7XAunONTO4HNm_kA8/0/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Mbpt9zc34u7XAunONTO4HNm_kA8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/abr/ a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Mbpt9zc34u7XAunONTO4HNm_kA8/1/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Mbpt9zc34u7XAunONTO4HNm_kA8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pOur tendency to see people and faces as individuals may explain why we are such experts at recognizing them, new research indicates. This approach can be learned and applied to other objects as well.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BrainMysteries/~4/2w1r5j-xdIE" height="1" width="1"/

Brain energy use key to understanding consciousness, researchers find

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
pa href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DxboYQBDi2LD-758NmBgg6umV88/0/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DxboYQBDi2LD-758NmBgg6umV88/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/abr/ a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DxboYQBDi2LD-758NmBgg6umV88/1/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DxboYQBDi2LD-758NmBgg6umV88/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pHigh levels of brain energy are required to maintain consciousness, a finding which suggests a new way to understand the properties of this still mysterious state of being, Yale University researchers report.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BrainMysteries/~4/4dzUX9VkVeI" height="1" width="1"/

Complications

Monday, June 15th, 2009
I like things to be simple.nbsp;nbsp; I'm not sure why but it may have something to do with my depression and anxiety problems.nbsp;nbsp; Complications that arise when I'm planning something can upset me and complications while I'm trying to do something can upset me even more.nbsp; Usually, the hardest complications for me to deal with are those involving get togethers with family members.nbsp;nbsp; I suppose this would fall into the category of social anxiety. BRBRRelationships with family members aren't always the easiest relationships to maintain.....especially if you have lots of siblings and sibling rivalry.nbsp; I find it is easiest to visit with my siblings one at a time.nbsp; It isn't so overwhelming that way and we aren't ganging up on each other or making fun of each other nearly as much as when there are three or more of us together.nbsp; BRBRI'm writing about this today because I'm already worrying about a get together that is planned for the upcoming weekend with two of my siblings, both of whom I love dearly.nbsp;nbsp; I guess I'm just a worry wart but more than two siblings at a time feels like complications of the worst kind.nbsp;nbsp; Stressing about it will only make matters worse so I think writing it down may help me to get past these feelings of dreadful anticipation that I'm experiencing.nbsp;nbsp; Hopefully, by the weekend I will be looking forward to seeingnbsp;my relatives.nbsp;nbsp;BRBREMSTRONGBelow is a picture of one of my flower beds in May.nbsp;nbsp;BRI can relieve stress with gardening so maybenbsp;I'llnbsp;BRwork in the flower beds this week.nbsp; nbsp; BRBR/STRONG/EMA href="http://ozzieblackcat.com"IMG style="WIDTH: 345px; HEIGHT: 240px" border=0 src="http://images.quickblogcast.com/48202-43758/momgarden0002.jpg" width=382 height=266/A

If the shoe flits, duck: A real-life example of humans’ dual vision system

Sunday, June 14th, 2009
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Naps with rapid eye movement sleep increase receptiveness to positive emotion

Saturday, June 13th, 2009
pa href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eCHr3rP2YbIuko2eP-p69XItBRE/0/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eCHr3rP2YbIuko2eP-p69XItBRE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/abr/ a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eCHr3rP2YbIuko2eP-p69XItBRE/1/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eCHr3rP2YbIuko2eP-p69XItBRE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pNaps with rapid eye movement sleep refresh the brain's empathetic sensitivity for evaluating human emotions by decreasing a negative bias and amplifying recognition of positive emotions, according to a research abstract that will be presented on Wednesday, June 10, at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BrainMysteries/~4/p1mb2NGsIBM" height="1" width="1"/