Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Algorithm achieves 98% accuracy in disease prediction via tongue color
A computer algorithm has achieved 98% accuracy in predicting different diseases by analyzing the color of the human tongue.
Aug 13, 2024
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Medical research
Study suggests textbooks are wrong about how the tongue tastes things
Dr. Josephine Egan, senior investigator at the National Institutes of Health's National Institute on Aging, in Baltimore, has conducted research revolving around the sense of taste. In her review, now published in The New ...
Medical research
AI study reveals the tongue's unique surface
Artificial intelligence (AI) and 3D images of the human tongue have revealed that the surface of our tongues are unique to each of us, new findings suggest. The results offer an unprecedented insight into the biological make-up ...
Dec 14, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Hearing bad grammar results in physical signs of stress, new study reveals
A new study by professors at the University of Birmingham has revealed for the first time how our bodies go into stress-mode when hearing misused grammar.
Oct 30, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Using a foreign language can reduce false memories, study shows
A thief sneaks into a museum late at night. They pass by a pair of statues—or were they suits of armor? You see them take a necklace. Or wait. Didn't the news report say it was a watch?
Jun 27, 2023
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Neuroscience
Patterns of brain activity accurately predict tongue shape while feeding
Neuroscientists have learned a great deal about how the brain interprets and controls movements that make up everyday movements like walking, reaching, and grasping objects. But the mechanics of fundamental behaviors like ...
May 24, 2023
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Neuroscience
Does visual feedback of our tongues help in speech motor learning?
When we speak, although we may not be aware of it, we use our auditory and somatosensory systems to monitor the results of the movements of our tongue or lips.
Aug 3, 2021
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Neuroscience
What happens when food first touches your tongue
A new study might explain why humans register some tastes more quickly than others, potentially due to each flavor's molecular size.
Jul 9, 2020
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Health
Higher aerobic fitness levels are associated with better word production skills in healthy older adults
Healthy older people who exercise regularly are less inclined to struggle to find words to express themselves, research led by the University of Birmingham has discovered.
Apr 30, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Describing certain foods in a foreign language reduces aversion
Restaurateurs apparently know what they're doing when they offer "escargot" on a menu rather than "snails." New research shows that people are more willing to eat foods that they find disgusting if those foods are presented ...
Feb 2, 2018
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