Posts Tagged ‘monkeys’
Monkey-brained robot ‘sees’ with whiskers
U. SHEFFIELD (UK) — Researchers have fitted a robotic rat with a monkey brain model in order to increase the machine’s perception. Continue…
Thursday, January 26, 2012 18:26 - 0 Comments
Science & Technology - Oct 12, 2011 11:12 - 0 Comments
Monkeys move virtual avatar with brain
DUKE (US) — In a first-ever demonstration of a two-way interaction between a primate brain and a virtual body, two monkeys employ brain power alone to move an avatar hand and identify the texture of virtual objects. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 6, 2011 8:41 - 0 Comments
Monkeys grasp sense of ‘me’
U. BUFFALO (US) — Monkeys possess enough self-awareness to recognize that their actions can cause certain outcomes. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 2, 2011 11:12 - 0 Comments
Monkey recall mirrors humans
EMORY (US) — Monkeys are able to remember and reproduce simple shapes from memory, a discovery that could lead to better diagnosis and treatment of memory impairments in humans. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 27, 2010 10:52 - 5 Comments
Time on treadmill shapes up the brain
U. PITTSBURGH (US)—Adult female monkeys who ran on a treadmill for an hour a day, five days a week had increased blood flow to the brain and learned faster than inactive monkeys. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 15, 2010 11:17 - 3 Comments
Monkeys like to mix it up
DUKE (US)—Given a choice between spending a token to get their absolute favorite food or spending it to have a choice from a buffet of options, capuchin monkeys will opt for variety. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 28, 2009 18:21 - 1 Comment
Monkey brain signals mental wanderlust
DUKE (US)—Knowing when to stay with what’s familiar or when to search for something new can be tricky, especially for those with conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease. Using brain scans, researchers are able to predict when monkeys will switch from exploiting a known resource to exploring their options. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 21, 2009 15:03 - 1 Comment
Gene therapy has monkeys seeing red (and green)
The natural habitat of the squirrel monkey is the rainforest canopy. This is a young male in the Brazilian Amazon. All male squirrel monkeys are red-green color blind but the majority of females have trichromatic color vision.
