News tagged with thought processes


Doctors communicate with man assumed to be in vegetative state using fMRI

(Medical Xpress)—Doctors in Canada claim they have opened a communication channel, using fMRI, with a man assumed to be in a vegetative state for over twelve years. By asking the patient to envision two ...

Neuroscience created Nov 14, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (17) | comments 7 | with audio podcast weblog

Explainer: What is intuition?

The word intuition is derived from the Latin intueor – to see; intuition is thus often invoked to explain how the mind can "see" answers to problems or decisions in the absence of explicit reasoning – ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 03, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Atomic nano-switches emulate human memory

In a breakthrough, researchers at the International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA, Japan) demonstrate for the first time the key features in the neuroscience and psychology of memory by a AgS2 synapse. ...

Medical research created Sep 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Memory and thought-process training show promise in managing breast cancer symptoms

A new Indiana University study is the first of its kind to show it may be possible to improve memory and thought process speed among breast cancer survivors.

Cancer created Oct 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In schizophrenia patients, auditory cues sound bigger problems

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the VA San Diego Healthcare System have found that deficiencies in the neural processing of simple auditory tones can evolve into ...

Neuroscience created Nov 30, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

School shootings: What we know and what we can do

Since the early 1970s school shootings at American elementary, secondary and higher education institutions have been a painful reality for American society. After each incident – like the recent attack in Newtown, CT – ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 19, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0