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How do we make sense of what we see?
11-19-2007 · EurekAlert!When presented with ambiguous visual data, like an M.C. Escher drawing, how does our brain decide which shape to "see?"
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- Good information? It's not all about the brain
10-26-2006 · EurekAlert!
An Indiana University neuroscientist and University of Tokyo roboticist have figured out a way to model the popularly accepted idea that it takes all types of sensory information to help us make sense of our environments.
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- Finding patterns of importance in a deluge of data
01-09-2007 · EurekAlert!
Two Dartmouth engineers think that PQS, or process query systems, are the way to go to make sense of the huge volume of data we collect each day from computer network monitors, video surveillance cameras, financial transaction records, databases of email exchanges, etc. The duo present their case in a paper published in the January 2007 issue of the journal IEEE Computer.
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- Brown researchers make major signal transduction discovery
10-04-2007 · EurekAlert!
How cells sense and respond to chemical messages -- a process known as signal transduction -- is a fundamental force in biology, controlling key processes such as cell growth and immune response. Now researchers from the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital report a significant discovery in the field of signal transduction that could provide a new target for drugs that fight cancer, HIV and diseases. Results are published in Cell.
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- Anti-microbial 'grammar' underlies health advance
10-19-2006 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
In most languages, sentences only make sense if the words are placed in the right order. Now, MIT researchers and an IBM colleague have used grammatical principles to help their search for new antimicrobial medicines.
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- Two cosmic bursts upset tidy association between long gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
12-20-2006 · EurekAlert!
Only in the past decade have astronomers been able to make sense of the bright flashes of cosmic light known as gamma-ray bursts, which are the brightest explosions in the universe. But two newly observed bursts reported in this week's Nature suggest that not all can be neatly divided between long bursts associated with supernovae and short bursts due to stellar mergers.
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- Yes, no, maybe so: New model helps identify what works in mental health treatment
02-15-2008 · EurekAlert!
In a race to achieve accountability and credibility, the mental health profession has looked to develop evidence-based treatments -- psychotherapeutic procedures that have been shown in empirical research to work for the majority of patients. But Andres De Los Reyes of the Institute for Juvenile Research and Alan Kazdin of Yale University believe they have developed a way to make sense of this information.
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- OFT's value-based pricing scheme is well-founded, but could increase overall NHS drug spend
05-29-2007 · EurekAlert!
A report by the OFT has recommended that drug pricing is based not on how much the drug costs to develop, but on the benefit that the drug can bring. After examining the proposals for a paper in Health Economics, Professor Karl Claxton believes that such Value-Based Payments (VBP) make sense. However, he's worried that the current plan is overly generous toward pharmaceutical companies and could lead to a rise in the NHS's total bill.
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- Bone-growing nanomaterial could improve orthopaedic implants
09-17-2007 · EurekAlert!
Bone-forming cells grow faster and produce more calcium on anodized titanium covered in carbon nanotubes compared with plain anodized titanium and the non-anodized version currently used in orthopaedic implants, new Brown University research shows. The work, published in Nanotechnology, uncovers a new material that can be used to make more successful implants. The research also shows tantalizing promise for an all-new device: a "smart" implant that can sense and report on bone growth.
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- Shopping with your heart makes sense, says Queen's business prof
11-09-2006 · EurekAlert!
Going with your "gut feeling" when making a major purchase isn't a bad thing after all, says Queen's University School of Business researcher Laurence Ashworth. In fact -- contrary to popular belief -- listening to your heart when shopping can make you happier in the long run.
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- Making sense of the world through a cochlear implant
03-13-2007 · EurekAlert!
Scientists at University College London and Imperial College London have shown how the brain makes sense of speech in a noisy environment, such as a pub or in a crowd. The research suggests that various regions of the brain work together to make sense of what it hears, but that when the speech is completely incomprehensible, the brain appears to give up trying.
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