Posts Tagged ‘cognitive science’
Science & Technology - Jan 25, 2010 11:16 - 1 Comment
There’s nothing lucky about catching flies
BROWN (US)—New research supports a long-standing theory about how outfielders catch fly balls. The eye continuously tracks the ball as its visual velocity increases or decreases, and the outfielder runs backward or forward to compensate. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 20, 2010 10:02 - 8 Comments
Driving completely wrecks conversation
U. ILLINOIS—Adding to the body of research on distracted driving is a new report showing that driving impairs our ability to comprehend and produce language. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 5, 2009 13:21 - 0 Comments
Getting inside Carl’s head to study the brain
UC IRVINE (US)—A robot powered by recorded rodent brain impulses may help researchers understand how people recognize and adapt to change. Findings from the work could advance robotic design as well as knowledge of human behavior. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 27, 2009 16:56 - 1 Comment
Break of curveball in eye of batter?
USC (US)—The answer to the question of whose curveball breaks harder—that of the Yankees’ A.J. Burnett or the Phillies’ Cole Hamels—may be neither. (more…)
Society & Culture - Oct 13, 2009 10:08 - 5 Comments
Parents pick baby names on the rise
NYU (US)—When it comes to choosing a name for baby, it turns out that a name’s popularity isn’t the only influence. Like momentum traders in the stock market, parents today appear to favor names that have recently risen in popularity relative to those on the decline. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 20, 2009 13:01 - 0 Comments
Rare window into brain’s visual system
JOHNS HOPKINS (US)—An unusual and dramatic case of visual perception gone awry is yielding new clues about how we perceive our world and the complex process the brain uses to encode visual information. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 6, 2009 14:34 - 0 Comments
What’s that, dear? Estrogen linked to hearing
U. ROCHESTER (US)—Scientists have discovered that the hormone estrogen plays a pivotal role in how the brain processes sounds, opening the door to new ways of treating hearing deficiencies. (more…)
