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Monday, 31 October 2011

Subjects: telecommunications, neuroscience, physics Locations: united-states


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Thursday, 20 October 2011

Subjects: adolescent-health, neuroscience Locations: united-states


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Tuesday, 27 September 2011

Subjects: neuroscience, anatomy, meetascientist Locations: nsw

Why do some people love broccoli and others hate it?Why do some people hate the taste of broccoli?

Wednesday, 21 September 2011 14 commentsArticle has audio
Ask an Expert I have always wondered why things taste bad to some people. For example, I like the taste of broccoli but my wife can't even swallow it.

Subjects: neuroscience, psychology, anatomy, askanexpert

Hunger can contribute to low serotonin levels in the brain.Feeling angry? Blame it on low serotonin

Friday, 16 September 2011
Fluctuating levels of the brain chemical serotonin, often brought on when someone hasn't eaten or is stressed, affect brain regions that enable people to regulate anger, say UK scientists.

Subjects: mental-health, neuroscience, brain-and-nervous-system

No-cheating diet cures fast-food fix

Tuesday, 13 September 2011 13 commentsArticle has audio
Great Moments in Science While fast-food companies use neuroscience to lure you to their doors, it is also handy for breaking the habit. Dr Karl shares some tips to help halt those fast-food cravings.

Subjects: diet-and-nutrition, obesity, neuroscience, greatmomentsinscience, drkarl, podcasts

The Charpentier illusion

Thursday, 8 September 2011
Tricks Why do we think big boxes are heavier than smaller ones even though they weigh the same? Put your back in to it and try not to be fooled by this awesome trick of the mind.

Subjects: neuroscience, physics, weird-and-wonderful, tricks, surfingscientist

The King's Speech tells the story of how King George VI (played by Colin Firth) used techniques devised by an Australian speech pathologist to overcome his stutter.Why don't people stutter when they can't hear themselves speaking?

Tuesday, 6 September 2011 5 commentsArticle has video
Ask an expert Why don't people stutter if they're listening to music while they read out loud?

Subjects: neuroscience, brain-and-nervous-system, speech, askanexpert

Fast food 'feast' a trick of the mind

Tuesday, 6 September 2011 7 commentsArticle has audio


Researchers believe that sour may have components that aren't just taste related Brain scan leaves no sour taste

Friday, 2 September 2011
Scientists have pinpointed 'hotspots' in the brains of mice that respond to each of the known taste senses, except for one - sour.

Subjects: neuroscience, anatomy Locations: united-states

Fast food addiction an inconvenient truth

Wednesday, 31 August 2011 8 commentsArticle has audio


The response likely evolved from when we had to run after, or from, animals for survival Humans hardwired to tune into animals

Tuesday, 30 August 2011
New research shows that animals continue to affect our brains like no other person, place or thing.

Subjects: animals, anthropology-and-sociology, neuroscience Locations: united-states

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