The surprising cognitive abilities of crows

post from Machines Like Us - Science at the speed of thought on 21 December 2010 09:50:22 PM. © Machines Like Us - Science at the speed of thought

An excellent PBS documentary on the surprising cognitive abilities of crows.

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People pay closer attention to those they find
attractive

post from Machines Like Us - Science at the speed of thought on 21 December 2010 09:37:49 PM. © Machines Like Us - Science at the speed of thought

A new University of British Columbia study has found that people identify the personality traits of people who are physically attractive more accurately than others during short encounters.

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How cortical nerve cells form synapses with
neighbors

post from Machines Like Us - Science at the speed of thought on 21 December 2010 09:32:14 PM. © Machines Like Us - Science at the speed of thought

Newly published research led by Professor Z. Josh Huang, Ph.D., of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) sheds important new light on how neurons in the developing brain make connections with one another.

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Facial recognition peaks after age 30

post from Machines Like Us - Science at the speed of thought on 21 December 2010 09:30:02 PM. © Machines Like Us - Science at the speed of thought

Scientists have made the surprising discovery that our ability to recognize and remember faces peaks at age 30 to 34, about a decade later than most of our other mental abilities.

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Shopping patterns between sexes show evolution at
work

post from Machines Like Us - Science at the speed of thought on 21 December 2010 09:24:46 PM. © Machines Like Us - Science at the speed of thought

The last-minute holiday dash is on: Men tend to rush in for their prized item, pay, and leave. Women study the fabrics, color, texture and price. The hunting and gathering ritual of yesteryear continues today in malls around the world.

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Prenatal micronutrient supplementation boosts
cognition

post from Machines Like Us - Science at the speed of thought on 21 December 2010 09:20:00 PM. © Machines Like Us - Science at the speed of thought

In developing countries where iron deficiency is prevalent, prenatal iron-folic acid supplementation increased offspring intellectual and motor functioning during school age, according to researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

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Smarter systems help busy doctors remember

post from Machines Like Us - Science at the speed of thought on 21 December 2010 09:17:54 PM. © Machines Like Us - Science at the speed of thought

Busy doctors can miss important details about a patient's care during an office examination. To prevent that, Northwestern Medicine researchers have created a whip-smart assistant for physicians ? a new system using electronic health records that alerts doctors during an exam when a patient's care is amiss.

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