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Posts tagged neurology

January 10, 2008

 

Cords Connected to Boys Head

The Split Brain Patient

Learn about split brain patients on this Moment of Science.

January 10, 2008

 

Alphabet Letters on a Fridge

Alphabetic Memory

Quiz: What comes before P in the alphabet? Unless you are particularly good at remembering sequences, you probably sang yourself a little song, but why?

December 26, 2007

 

"I love you" in different languages

Learning Language

Have you ever wondered why some people can learn a new language easily, but others struggle? It could be because they have a large Heschl's Gyrus.

December 26, 2007

 

Freshly baked cookies

Anosmia

Anosmia, the term for the lack of a sense of smell, affects over two million Americans. Learn more on this Moment of Science.

November 7, 2007

 

X-Ray of Brain

Brain Exposed, Wide Awake

If you were having brain surgery, would you either be out cold, or awake during the procedure? Of course, unconscious, right? Well, your surgeon may disagree.

October 5, 2007

 

angry student at desk taking a test

Get Angry, Think More Clearly

Say you're about to take a test or give an important presentation at work, would you rather be calm and collected or angry and agitated?

September 27, 2007

 

Man with bright light

Out of Body’s All in the Mind

Chances are you've heard a description of what's called a near death, out-of-body experience. For a lot of people, it's a powerful, even mystical experience.

August 29, 2007

 

Girl smelling flower

To Sniff or to Smell

To sniff and to smell, they are basically the same thing right? Actually, sniffing and smelling are two different phases of the smelling process.

July 31, 2007

 

Empty bar stools and bar

The Relationship Between Memory And Imagination

Research with amnesiacs suggests a deeper relationship between the landscapes of memory and imagination. Learn more on this Moment of Science.

May 24, 2007

 

Statue of Willam Shakespeare

Shakespeare on the Brain

"She speaks, yet she says nothing. What of that? Her eye discourses; I will answer it." Did you feel anything? Learn more on this Moment of Science.

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