Learning new ideas alters brain cells. UBC’s Shernaz Bamji and Stefano Brigidi have discovered how brain cells change during learning and memories.
Photo: iStock. Question about molecular assemblers. DNA linkers allow different kinds of nanoparticles to self-assemble and form large nanocomposite arrays.
The approach allows mixing and matching components for the design of multifunctional materials. (credit: Brookhaven National Lab) Hello Ray, I finished reading your book not long ago, and I had a question regarding your opinion of molecular assemblers. Scientists have found that memories may be passed down through generations in our DNA. New research from Emory University School of Medicine, in Atlanta, has shown that it is possible for some information to be inherited biologically through chemical changes that occur in DNA.
During the tests they learned that that mice can pass on learned information about traumatic or stressful experiences – in this case a fear of the smell of cherry blossom – to subsequent generations. According to the Telegraph, Dr Brian Dias, from the department of psychiatry at Emory University, said: ”From a translational perspective, our results allow us to appreciate how the experiences of a parent, before even conceiving offspring, markedly influence both structure and function in the nervous system of subsequent generations. Reconstructing visual experiences from brain activity evoked by natural movies. - GallantLabUCB. Scientists turn primitive artificial cell into complex biological materials.
It is a big dream in science: To start from scratch with simple artificial microscopic building blocks and end up with something much more complex: living systems, novel computers or every-day materials.
For decades scientists have pursued the dream of creating artificial building blocks that can self-assemble in large numbers and reassemble to take on new tasks or to remedy defects. Now researchers from University of Southern Denmark have taken a step forward to make this dream come true. “The potential of such new man-made systems is almost limitless, and many expect these novel materials to become the foundation of future technologies”, says Dr.
Maik Hadorn from Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences at ETH Zürich, who conducted the research as a postdoctoral research fellow at University of Southern Denmark (SDU). Over the last three years he and the colleagues Eva Boenzli,Kristian T. The new systems are also of value in studying cells: “Natural organisms are complex. Scrambled – Trick your Brain to efficiently deal with Drama. “Life is either a daring challenge or nothing.”
Helen Keller Intro To be able to awaken the hibernating giant within thyself, you need to constantly attack and perceive drama as non life-threatening. There are very few situations in one’s life when things really suck, like when someone close to you passes away or when you’re attacked by a vicious gun-man. Even in these situations you cannot and you should not let your emotions take complete control over you because it will not lead to anything good, both in the short and in the long-term. Don’t get me wrong here! Secrets of the Male Brain - Why Men Cheat. The male brain is more complex than what you might think.
It hides some interesting secrets. Differences in the way that male and female brains are built shed light on men's desire for sex and why men cheat. Sex and Love Neuropsychiatrist Dr. Louann Brizendine explains in her controversial book, The Male Brain, that biologically speaking, the male brain is looking for sex. 12 Quirky Gadgets and Accessories for Geeks. First brain map of speech units could aid mind-reading - life - 30 January 2014. Video: How speech sounds activate the brain "He moistened his lips uneasily.
" It sounds like a cheap romance novel, but this line is actually lifted from quite a different type of prose: a neuroscience study. Along with other sentences, including "Have you got enough blankets? " Researchers find a way to keep quantum memory and logic in synch - Zeroth - 0th. A quantum computer, like any other computer, requires a way to store and retrieve information.
In other words, some sort of memory. But because of the rich quantum entanglement gooey center of quantum computing, the memory and the logic need to be linked in a manner that’s very different from that in classical computing: the magic of entanglement. Physicists have been crowing about how they can create entangled states for a while now. Unfortunately, quantum computing requires something more: a memory state should last for a long time, independently of the logic parts, while the logic part should be accessible and fast.
This makes coupling these two elements together in a useful way difficult… until now, that is. quantum qubit CPU Quantum computing, at a practical level, is all about how predictably things change with time, called coherence. Now imagine that some obnoxious shot-putter is throwing large metal balls at the swing after you give it a push. Qubit Mechanical Resonator. How does the brain create sequences? When you learn how to play the piano, first you have to learn notes, scales and chords and only then will you be able to play a piece of music.
The same principle applies to speech and to reading, where instead of scales you have to learn the alphabet and the rules of grammar. New study sheds light on what causes compulsive behavior, could improve OCD treatments. By activating a brain circuit that controls compulsive behavior, MIT neuroscientists have shown that they can block a compulsive behavior in mice—a result that could help researchers develop new treatments for diseases such as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and Tourette's syndrome.
About 1 percent of U.S. adults suffer from OCD, and patients usually receive antianxiety drugs or antidepressants, behavioral therapy, or a combination of therapy and medication. For those who do not respond to those treatments, a new alternative is deep brain stimulation, which delivers electrical impulses via a pacemaker implanted in the brain. For this study, the MIT team used optogenetics to control neuron activity with light. This technique is not yet ready for use in human patients, but studies such as this one could help researchers identify brain activity patterns that signal the onset of compulsive behavior, allowing them to more precisely time the delivery of deep brain stimulation.