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…ovel computer program mimics brain's ability to recognize patterns in large collections of images and text OCTOBER 25, 1999 Contact Information MURRAY HILL, N.J. -- Drawing inspiration from the brain's neural circuitry, researchers at Lucent…

…a Cause in a true and meaningful manner. We don't completely understand how and why the teenage brain works and responds the way it does. Science and research show that the brain during the teenage years is in one of its highly developmental stages. Maybe…

…to the optic chiasm, the point near the base of the brain where some fibers in the optic nerve form each eye cross to the other side of the brain. When all the right and left fibers are sorted they are then sent down neural pathways and eventually make their way…

…." The situation in which Canada finds itself is known as the Brain Drain, highly skilled citizens leaving for the United States. The development of the knowledge-based economy has greatly increased the demand for skilled workers throughout the world. In the 1990's…

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…Is there any validity to the popular notion of a left-brained versus a right-brained person? The sterotypical left-brained person is logical and linear in his/her thinking, while the right-brained person is creative, holistic, , and able to see…

…Decreasing Brain Matter in Schizophrenia Abstract Schizophrenia is a primary focus in the medical community due to its complexity, the lack of understanding about it, and increasing need for treatment in the field of neuropsychiatry. It is thought…

…Humor, Laughter and the Brain While comedians have spent a great deal of time focusing on humor and laughter, scientists mostly ignored the subject. In recent years, however, several groups of researchers started to scrutinize this form of merriment…

…This paper will compare and contrast two articles that discuss synapses in the brain. The first article I will summarize is from a popular press that briefly describes synaptic organizing molecules that could eventually yield to new brain therapies…