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ABSTRACT DEADLINE: Toward a Science of Consciousness 2006
The deadline for abstract submission for talks and/or posters for Toward a Science of Consciousness 2006 April 4-8, 2006 Tucson, Arizona see Tucson 2006 has been extended till November 15, 2005. Submissions for poster only will...
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Best Visual Illusion of the Year Contest — 2006
Due to popular demand: We are happy to announce the world’s 2nd annual Best Visual Illusion of the Year Contest — 2006!!
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Placebo effect is not all in the mind
Scientists in the United States have shown that the brain makes a distinct chemical response when patients are given a treatment they expect to work, shedding light on how therapies that have no active ingredients can nonethele...
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A new pathway to pathology?
It’s not every day that a new anatomical pathway is discovered, so the recent finding that the primate thalamus receives dopaminergic inputs from various brain regions was bound to be greeted with interest. This robust an...
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Baby study suggests beauty is not in the eye of the beholder
Babies come into the world with a genetic predisposition to favouring pretty faces rather than ugly ones, according to a new study.
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Chimps to People: Apes show contrasts in genetic makeup
Despite sharing much of their genetic identity with people, chimpanzees exhibit previously unappreciated DNA distinctions, according to the first rigorous comparisons of the two species’ complete genetic sequences.
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Battle in the brain predicts risky behaviour
Pleasure and anxiety centres decide when a safe bet beats a dicey one.
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Fishing For Birds
A crafty killer whale has devised a new way to catch a tasty bite. The orca spits regurgitated fish onto the surface of the water – and then waits. When a passing gull dives for the bait, the whale lunges at the feathery ...
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Fetuses may not feel pain until week 30
They are “unlikely” to be able to feel pain until the last stage of pregnancy, a controversial US study claims, adding to the debate on abortion laws.