0000-0002-8715-2896Source: This is How Research Gender-Bias Bias Works But how can you tell? She wanted to know why I said some work on gender bias was obviously too biased to be reliable. Bamini Jayabalasingham andCategory Archives: Pteranodon
This is How Research Gender-Bias Bias Works
0000-0002-8715-2896Source: This is How Research Gender-Bias Bias Works But how can you tell? She wanted to know why I said some work on gender bias was obviously too biased to be reliable. Bamini Jayabalasingham andPosted by in extinction, featured, Pteranodon, Reddit
Testosterone beyond Sex
When we think about sex hormones, notably estrogens and androgens, we usually associate them with sex, gender and body development. Like all hormones, they are chemical messengers, substances produced in one part of the bodyWhat if we could record and rewind our thoughts? Neurotechnology and the foreseeable future, by Aaron Sathyanesan
By Aaron Sathyanesan Scientific discoveries that involve humans interfacing with machines can evoke reactions of fear and wonder. Quite often, these feelings are epitomized through works of science fiction. Think Mary Shelly’s “Frankenstein,” for starters;Posted by in brain decoding, brain-computer interface, featured, fish, neuroscience, neurotechnology, Pteranodon, pterosaurs, reptiles
A cocktail party in a dish: How neurons filter the chatter
While dining with a friend at a noisy restaurant, you listen attentively to her entertaining account of last night’s date. Despite the cacophony flooding your auditory system, your brain remarkably filters your friend’s voice fromHow reliable is resting state fMRI?
Arguably, no advance has revolutionized neuroscience as much as the invention of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Since its appearance in the early 1990’s, its popularity has surged; a PubMed search returns nearly 30,000 publicationsPosted by in featured, fMRI, neuroimaging, neuroscience, Pteranodon, pterosaurs, reproducibility, reptiles
Could red wine improve cognitive performance?
“Wine is the most healthful and most hygienic of beverages”, said Louis Pasteur. Through the biological activity of several classes of organic compounds such as anthocyanins, tannins and flavonoids, red wine is known to haveSocial stress messes up the hippocampus
How do you feel when you are stuck in a traffic jam for hours? Or when you are late for a flight? Or when you are waiting at the university hall to pass an exam?#SfN15 recap: Neuroethics and the Minimally Conscious State, by Cameron McKay
Many of us recall the tense legal battle over ten years ago surrounding the end-of-life medical care of Terri Schiavo, a Florida woman who went into a vegetative state after going into cardiac arrest inPosted by in consciousness, Ethics, featured, neuroimaging, neuroscience, Pteranodon, pterosaurs, reptiles
Neural circuitry feeding into the lateral hypothalamus, by Matthew Soleiman
At first blush, eating as a daily behavior may seem fairly straightforward. However, neuroscientists are still getting a handle on the complexities of how the brain controls eating – complexities which may explain how eatingPosted by in eating, featured, hypothalamus, neuroscience, Pteranodon, pterosaurs, reptiles
#SFN15 Recap: Dr. Beth Stevens and the Amazing Multi-functional Microglia
Dr. Beth Stevens. Credit: John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. We all know that microglia respond to damage, clear up pathogens, toxic proteins and debris. However, Dr. Beth Stevens wants you to know thatPosted by in #SfN15, featured, microglia, neuroscience, pruning, Pteranodon, pterosaurs, reptiles, synapse