Psychology & Psychiatry
Some music makes it impossible to stand still
Music makes us move with it, even when we try not to. Several factors are in play, but the tempo is particularly important.
Jan 11, 2021
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Neuroscience
Looking at something can change our perception of time
Human eyes are constantly moving. Most people make more than 10,000 eye movements every hour – adding up to more than 160,000 in an average waking day. Many of these eye movements are quite reflexive. Something catches ...
Mar 25, 2014
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Neuroscience
Scientists develop a new way to decode specific aspects of movement in the human
Our human brains are filled with maps: visual maps of our external environments, and motor maps that define how we interact physically within those environments. Somehow these separate points of reference need to correspond ...
May 14, 2014
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Sleep disorders
Errors in sleep classification generated using AI could lead to misdiagnosis of child sleep disorders
A dearth of pediatric data collected using artificial intelligence (AI) tools could compromise the understanding of early sleep patterns.
Apr 26, 2023
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Neuroscience
Study indicates neurosurgical procedure used to measure dopamine and serotonin is safe
Scientists at Wake Forest University School of Medicine have demonstrated that a neurosurgical procedure used to research and measure dopamine and serotonin in the human brain is safe.
Aug 24, 2022
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Health
Mobile phone data used for public health underrepresent vulnerable populations, finds new study
Mobile phone data are increasingly used in public health management and disease outbreak response, as demonstrated during the COVID-19 pandemic when location data were used as a proxy for human movement and contacts and informed ...
Jul 6, 2023
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Preventing injuries and improving recovery with micro-Doppler radars
Micro-Doppler radars could soon be used in clinical settings to predict injury risk and track recovery progress, according to Penn State researchers.
Mar 4, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Determination might be a very human expression
Humans might be using facial expressions of determination as a call for help from others, according to new research.
Mar 6, 2014
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Biomedical technology
Scientists invent ultra-thin, minimally-invasive pacemaker controlled by light
Sometimes our bodies need a boost. Millions of Americans rely on pacemakers—small devices that regulate the electrical impulses of the heart in order to keep it beating smoothly. But to reduce complications, researchers ...
Feb 21, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Typical movement behavior at large events increases risk of spreading infectious diseases
What is the typical movement behavior of visitors to large events, such as concerts, and what does this mean for the risk of spreading infectious diseases like COVID-19? A group of researchers from the Informatics Institute ...
Sep 15, 2022
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