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Grammar errors? The brain detects them even when you are unaware

Your brain often works on autopilot when it comes to grammar. That theory has been around for years, but University of Oregon neuroscientists have captured elusive hard evidence that people indeed detect ...

Neuroscience created May 13, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Theta brainwaves reflect ability to beat built-in bias

Vertebrates are predisposed to act to gain rewards, and to lay low to avoid punishment. Try to teach chickens to back away from food in order to obtain it, and you'll fail, as researchers did in 1986. But ...

Neuroscience created May 07, 2013 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Exercise could reduce bone tumor growth

(Medical Xpress)—Weight-bearing exercise, often prescribed to combat bone loss, might have anti-cancer effects. Cornell biomedical researchers report that mechanical stimulation of cancerous bone, in making ...

Cancer created May 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast