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Study examines how masks disrupt facial perception The identification of people wearing masks has often presented a unique challenge during the pandemic. A new study by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Israel and York University in Canada reveals the impact of this predicament and its potentially significant repercussions. The findings were just published in the journal Scientific Reports. "For those of you who dont always recognize a friend or acquaintance wearing ...

 E-Mail IMAGE: The identification of people wearing masks has often presented a unique challenge during the pandemic. A new study by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Israel and... view more  Credit: Chicago Face Database (Ma et al., 2015) BEER-SHEVA, Israel...December 21, 2020 - The identification of people wearing masks has often presented a unique challenge during the pandemic. A new study by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Is...

Researchers develop a method to examine the body’s own pain control system When two painful stimuli act on us at the same time, we perceive the one of them as less painful. This phenomenon is part of the body’s own pain control system. A disfunction of this inhibition is associated with chronic pain disorders. Researchers at Berufsgenossenschaftliches Universitätsklinikum Bergmannsheil, clinic of Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB), have developed a method for this. They were able to show that ...

 E-Mail IMAGE: Platform video games, like this one with a jumping raccoon, can be used to help diagnose ADHD. view more  Credit: UC3M Adapting a traditional endless runner video game and using a raccoon as the protagonist, researchers from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) and the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM, in its Spanish acronym), among other institutions, have developed a platform that allows the identification and evaluation of the degree of attention deficit hy...

 E-Mail Every year, nearly 2.5 million U.S. high school athletes participate in contact sports. Each of these athletes sustains an average of 650 subconcussive head impacts in a single season, hits that can negatively affect brain health. A $2.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will help researchers at Indiana University determine whether, and to what extent, repetitive subconcussive head impacts -- impacts that do not trigger clinically detectable signs and symptoms of con...

By mapping the brain activity of expert computer programmers while they puzzled over code, Johns Hopkins University scientists have found the neural mechanics behind this increasingly vital skill. Though researchers have long suspected the brain mechanism for computer programming would be similar to that for math or even language, this study revealed that when seasoned coders work, most brain activity happens in the network responsible for logical reasoning, though in the left brain region, whi...

Neo Kuma Ventures is a new venture fund in London thats just for investing in psychedelics. Psychedelics are mind-altering substances, like the psilocybin found in magic mushrooms.  Early research suggests that psychedelics could be used to treat health conditions, like mental illnesses resistant to conventional treatments.  Psychedelics is an emerging industry worldwide, separate to cannabis. Canada, the US and Europe are frontrunners. Neo Kumas 35-year-old co-founder shared her strategy for...

 December 16, 2020 (BLOOMINGTON) – Seven Indiana University Bloomington faculty members were recognized as a “Highly Cited Researcher” by Clarivate, a global company specializing in data and innovations. Those who were honored were: David B. Audretsch, Distinguished Professor, Ameritech chair of economic development, director of the Institute for Development Strategies in the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs. Karen Bush, professor of practice in b...

Post-Stroke Motor Skill Recovery Gets Boost from Vagus Nerve Stimulation Pairing a physical therapy task aimed at improving the function of an upper limb in rodents along with vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) demonstrated a doubled long-term recovery rate relative to current therapy methods, suggest researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas. The recovery rate was not only in the performance of the targeted task, but also in similar muscle movements that were not specifically rehabbed, the...

 E-Mail IMAGE: The graphic shows the how the brain activates during computer programming, compared to brain activations for logical reasoning and language. view more  Credit: Johns Hopkins University By mapping the brain activity of expert computer programmers while they puzzled over code, Johns Hopkins University scientists have found the neural mechanics behind this increasingly vital skill. Though researchers have long suspected the brain mechanism for computer programming would be...