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Researchers
Show How Brain Decodes Complex Smells DURHAM, NC – Duke University Medical Center researchers have discovered how the brain creates a scent symphony from signals sent by the nose. |
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Altered
Activity in Receptor Pair Points to Further Complexity in Schizophrenia
Pathology PHILADELPHIA, PA – Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, in collaboration with scientists at the City University of New York, have identified a striking dysregulation in neuronal receptor activity in the postmortem brain tissue from patients with schizophrenia. |
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Robotics
Program Energized by New RIM at Georgia Tech ATLANTA – The College of Computing and College of Engineering at Georgia Tech today announced the establishment of the Robotics and Intelligent Machines center (RIM@Georgia Tech), a new interdisciplinary research center that will draw on the strengths and knowledge of robotics experts from both colleges. |
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Matter of Physics New-generation video games use a specialized computer chip that provides a better sense of reality. "Stoked Rider," though merely a demonstration, is one of the first examples of how video games can benefit from a new breed of computer chips dedicated to calculating the physics of a game's virtual world. |
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Molecule-sized
Switch Could Control DNA Machines COLOGNE, GERMANY – A molecule-sized switch just 50 nanometers wide may someday control microscopic machines and also could make DNA sequencing faster, less expensive, and more precise. |
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Rare
Disease's Gene May Illuminate Major Disorders PORTLAND, OR– Oregon Health & Science University researchers have identified the gene behind a group of rare, progressive childhood disorders caused by an abnormal buildup of iron in the brain. Discovery of the PLA2G6 gene, whose mutated forms trigger several genetic disorders categorized as neuroaxonal dystrophies, could shed light on the nerve cell degeneration that leads to such neurological maladies as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases, both known to be associated with brain iron accumulation. |
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