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Molecular control of blood pressure
Scientists at the Department of Dentistry, Oregon University of Science and Health, have discovered that nerve cells that control heart rate and blood pressure synthesiz…
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How is memory formed and recreated?
What is memory made of? One thing is for sure, the cells in the brain.
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Human personality is within the brain itself
With a brain imaging machine, researchers have captured the fluctuating images of neurons in the brain when one is happy on another's pain, emotional signs of factional…
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People who 'molt' after a stroke
After escaping death due to a broken blood vessel in the brain, Mr. Tommy, 58, suddenly knew how to write poetry and paint, although he never cared about painting or poe…
Oceanography
Why is octopus blood green?
Octopus is a surprisingly complex creature with 500 million neurons on its head and body, capable of planning, deducing and predicting motion.
Oceanography
The cold-blooded assassin has a poison 'see' at the same time 20 people return to the dead
Able to kill 20 adults at once after just one bite, Olive sea snakes are species
Oceanography
Whale brains have a human-like part
The hump on the whale's back has an amazingly complex brain, which raises questions about how these marine mammals have evolved. According to US researchers, the whale's…
Archeology
Found an intact brain from medieval times
Scientists have identified intact neurons in a brain of a mummy that has been preserved since the 13th century.
Biology
Is the evidence that bees understand the number 0 is less than 1?
Some animals have the ability to understand numbers. But there are many numbers that are difficult to define and capture, such as numbers
Biology
Discovered the secret way of talking about bacteria
The bacteria communicate with each other similarly
Biology
Wisdom cockroaches know how to avoid food with baits
Cockroaches are very wise, knowing actively rejecting glucose often contains poisonous baits. They redefine: the sweetness from now is bitter. The study, conducted by US…
Biology
Dragonflies also have the ability to focus like humans
A new study suggests that dragonflies also have nerve cells to perform labor-intensive tasks - cells found only in primates.
Biology
The smartest man in the animal world
Biologists from the Queen Mary School of Chemical and Biological Sciences at the University of London found that bees can calculate the best route between flowers.
Biology
Plants swarm intelligence?
Research shows that roots of vegetables have collective intelligence, like honey bees and humans, that share information and solve problems together.
Biology
Successfully cultured auditory neurons
Scientists from Kyoto University (Japan) have successfully cultivated original auditory neurons based on the use of multifunctional stem cells (iPS) from rat skin.