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Perception is longevity

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1. Longevity by a nose (or odorant receptor)
   02-01-2007 · EurekAlert!
   The fruit fly's perception of food may trigger a different metabolic state than one that exists when nutrients are limited, partially counteracting the life-lengthening effects of nutrient restriction.
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2. Longevity gene also protects memory, cognitive function
   12-25-2006 · EurekAlert!
   A gene variation that helps people live into their 90s and beyond also protects their memories and ability to think and learn new information, according to a study published in the December 26, 2006, issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
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3. Einstein researchers use novel approach to uncover genetic components of aging
   08-24-2007 · EurekAlert!
   People who live to 100 or more are known to have just as many -- and sometimes even more -- harmful gene variants compared with younger people. Now, scientists at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have discovered the secret behind this paradox: favorable "longevity" genes that protect very old people from the bad genes' harmful effects. The novel method used by the researchers could lead to new drugs to protect against age-related diseases.
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4. Altered Perception of Reward in Human Cocaine Addiction
   10-15-2006 · Brookhaven National Laboratory
   People addicted to cocaine have an impaired ability to perceive rewards and exercise control due to disruptions in the brain's reward and control circuits, according to a series of brain-mapping studies and neuropsychological tests conducted at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory.
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5. First impressions: Computer model behaves like humans on visual categorization task
   04-02-2007 · EurekAlert!
   In a new MIT study, a computer model designed to mimic how the brain itself processes visual information performs as well as humans do on rapid categorization tasks. This study supports the hypothesis that rapid categorization happens without feedback from cognitive or other areas of the brain. The results also indicate that the model can help neuroscientists make predictions and drive new experiments to explore brain mechanisms involved in human visual perception, cognition and behavior.
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6. Genetic variant linked to odor perception
   09-16-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Why the same sweaty man smells pleasant to one person and repellant to another comes down to the smeller's genes.
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7. Gene tied to longevity also preserves ability to think clearly
   12-25-2006 · EurekAlert!
   A gene variant linked to living a very long life -- to 90 and beyond -- also serves to help very old people think clearly and retain their memories, according to new research by scientists at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University.
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8. Men shed light on the mystery of human longevity, study finds
   09-12-2007 · EurekAlert!
   It turns out that older men chasing younger women contributes to humanlongevity and the survival of the species, according to new findings byresearchers at Stanford and the University of California-Santa Barbara.
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9. Women's skin tone influences perception of beauty, health and age
   10-24-2006 · EurekAlert!
   A study published in the latest issue of the journal Evolution and Human Behavior, used three-dimensional imaging and morphing software to remove wrinkles and furrows from pictures of women, leaving skin tone as the only variable. Researchers were then able to determine exactly what impact facial skin tone has on how young, healthy and attractive people perceive the women to be. Faces with more even skin tone were judged to be younger.
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10. Measuring the brain's 'rich switch'
    04-04-2007 · EurekAlert!
    Economists have postulated that people's perception of the value of financial gains decreases as they become richer, but scientists have not really been able to measure this change in "marginal utility" in the laboratory ... until now.
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