Human Connectome Project | About Mapping of the human connectome offers a unique opportunity to understand the complete details of neural connectivity (Sporns et al., 2005, Wedeen et al., 2008, Hagmann et al., 2007). The Human Connectome Project (HCP) is a project to construct a map of the complete structural and functional neural connections in vivo within and across individuals. The HCP represents the first large-scale attempt to collect and share data of a scope and detail sufficient to begin the process of addressing deeply fundamental questions about human connectional anatomy and variation. Human Connectome Project Pamphlet (web-resolution) UCLA-Harvard Consortium The Human Connectome Project is a five-year project sponsored by sixteen components of the National Institutes of Health, split between two consortia of research institutions. Methods The HCP is leveraging key scientific domains that together yield a steady release of increasingly detailed connectomics data and tools. Results Conclusions References V.
The problem with fMRI iStock On TV and in movies, we’ve all seen doctors stick an X-ray up on the lightbox and play out a dramatic scene: “What’s that dark spot, doctor?” “Hm…” In reality, though, a modern medical scan contains so much data, no single pair of doctor’s eyes could possibly interpret it. Now, an unsettling new report, which is causing waves in the neuroscience community, suggests that fMRI’s custom software can be deeply flawed — calling into question many of the most exciting findings in recent neuroscience. The problem researchers have uncovered is simple: the computer programs designed to sift through the images produced by fMRI scans have a tendency to suggest differences in brain activity where none exist. The report throws into question the results of some portion of the more than 40,000 studies that have been conducted using fMRI, studies that plumb the brainy depths of everything from free will to fear. How it should have worked: Start by signing up subjects. That’s the theory, anyway.
Mapping Emotions On The Body: Love Makes Us Warm All Over : Shots - Health News People drew maps of body locations where they feel basic emotions (top row) and more complex ones (bottom row). Hot colors show regions that people say are stimulated during the emotion. Cool colors indicate deactivated areas. toggle caption Image courtesy of Lauri Nummenmaa, Enrico Glerean, Riitta Hari, and Jari Hietanen. People drew maps of body locations where they feel basic emotions (top row) and more complex ones (bottom row). Image courtesy of Lauri Nummenmaa, Enrico Glerean, Riitta Hari, and Jari Hietanen. Close your eyes and imagine the last time you fell in love. Where did you feel the love? When a team of scientists in Finland asked people to map out where they felt different emotions on their bodies, they found that the results were surprisingly consistent, even across cultures. People reported that happiness and love sparked activity across nearly the entire body, while depression had the opposite effect: It dampened feelings in the arms, legs and head.
25 Shocking Facts That Prove That The Entire U.S. Health Care Industry Has Become One Giant Money Making Scam What is the appropriate word to use when you find out that the top executive at the third largest health insurance company in America raked in 68.7 million dollars in 2010? How is one supposed to respond when one learns that more than two dozen pharmaceutical companies make over a billion dollars in profits each year? Is it okay to get angry when you discover that over 90 percent of all hospital bills contain “gross overcharges”? Once upon a time, going into the medical profession was seen as a “noble” thing to do. But wasn’t that what Obamacare was supposed to do? The truth is that Obamacare was one of the worst pieces of legislation in modern American history. In case you haven’t noticed, health insurance companies all over the United States have announced that they are going to raise premiums significantly due to the new law. If you are looking for a legal way to drain massive amounts of money out of average Americans just become a health care company executive. Everyone knows it.
13 Incredible Tech Inventions You Won't Believe You Missed In 2013 | HuffPost Canada The tech world gave us plenty talk about in 2013. We can build smarter robots. We can 3D-print pretty much anything. Tablet wars are still going strong, Snapchat is still a thing, and now we can binge-watch our favorite TV shows in more ways than ever before. Yes, 2013 brought us many amazing innovations that we use every day. But here are some even more incredible ones that you may not have heard about: 1. (YouTube) If everything goes according to Shamees Aden's plan, you may one day never need to buy another pair of running shoes. 2. (YouTube) Like playing with LEGOs, a modular smartphone is a make-it-yourself device consisting of an endoskeleton base and modules that attach to create a custom phone. Motorola has been collaborating on a mission to make these devices a reality with Dave Hakkens, creator of a similar initiative called Phoneblocks, since this past fall. 3. (YouTube) 4. (YouTube) 5. (YouTube) 6. 7. (YouTube) 8. 9. 10. 11. (YouTube ) 12. (Vimeo) 13. (YouTube)
In fraganti: 8 surprising images of the human brain in the midst of activity In fraganti: 8 surprising images of the human brain in the midst of activity / Paradoxically, our body is ours and, at the same time, it is also unknown. Our corporeal selves embody an enigma that has existed since the first moment we recognised ourselves as people and one that will prevail, perhaps, until our final moments; when despite our dreams and the love we feel for life, our body will dictate the end of our existence. If the human body in general, and its functions, remain one of the greatest enigmas for scientific enquiry, at the centre of this perplexity lies the human brain, this complex machinery that without knowing how, keeps us alive and functional. The brain provides conflicts and solutions, it retains our memories and shapes our projects, while it keeps us grounded in the present moment: breathing, making our blood pump, allowing us to see, listen and carry out an endless number of minimal tasks that remain essential: vital. Tagged: neuroscience, human brain, brain
Learning To Learn Faster: The One Superpower Everyone Needs I have a new book coming out early next year, The Rise of Superman: Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance. As the title suggests, my subject matter is the outer limits of human potential and the question of what might actually be possible for our species. During the course of writing this book, I’ve been lucky enough to meet a lot of amazing people interested in this very same question. This is a story about one of them, a really nice guy named Jim Kwik. Of course, since I’m telling you this is a story about superheroes, I now have to satisfy two additional requirements. Jim Kwik’s superpower is learning. A lot faster. As learning requires reading, well, Kwik can read alright. Actually, he can remember a lot more than that. Consider what this really means. It’s also for this reason that leaders are readers. Warren Buffett, who was sharing the stage with him at the time, agreed, saying: “I’ve probably wasted ten years reading slowly.” Kwik did the math: Kwik Origins
Impossible colors Impossible colors or forbidden colors are hues that cannot be perceived by ordinary viewing conditions from light that is a combination of various intensities of the various frequencies of visible light. Examples of impossible colors are bluish-yellow and reddish-green.[1] This does not mean the muddy brown color created when mixing red and green pigments (such as paints), or the green color from mixing yellow and blue pigments, but rather colors that appear to be similar to, for example, both red and green, or both yellow and blue. Other colors never experienced by ordinary viewing, but perceivable under special artificial laboratory conditions, would also be termed impossible colors. Where opposing colors cancel each other out, the remaining color on the vertical axis is perceived. However, under special conditions, a mixture of opposing colors can be seen without the remaining color interfering. Opponent process[edit] The opponent process and chimerical colors[edit] See also[edit]
Bill Gates’ Polio Vaccine Program Eradicates Children, Not Polio Christina EnglandActivist Post In the depths of cyberspace lurks a press release written by the CDC, confirming that the OPV, or oral polio vaccination, given to millions of children throughout the developing world, is causing them to develop vaccine-induced polio. Instead of banning the vaccination, as one would expect, the CDC has decided in its wisdom that the best way to tackle the problem is to maintain a high rate of vaccination in all countries! Yes, that is correct. The CDC recommends maintaining a high rate of vaccination, vaccinating as many children as possible with a vaccine that causes polio. The CDC Spills The Beans In 2012, the CDC wrote a press release titled "Update on Vaccine-Derived Polioviruses — Worldwide," April 2011–June 2012. In 1988, the World Health Assembly resolved to eradicate poliomyelitis worldwide. They continued: VDPVs can cause paralytic polio in humans and have the potential for sustained circulation. Billy Goes To Bollywood Activist Post stated that: