It sounds like the stuff of science fiction - beetles, rats and sharks turned into cunning spies courtesy of a brain implant or two. But such scenarios are fast moving from fantasy to fact, with laboratories around the world hatching a new breed of spy. Moths, beetles, rats, pigeons and sharks have been installed with electrodes, batteries and even video cameras in an attempt to create the ultimat... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A blog (not mine!) rating a book: Based largely on a course Rosenblum and Kuttner teach to non-science students at the University of California, Santa Cruz, the material is very well presented, and I now understand quantum physics better than I ever have before, but I won’t really grasp it until I read through certain chapters slowly and more carefully. Even so, I understood enough to app... read full post picked by rambler 3 years ago

With Mr. Gumby

My brain hurts! picked by buddha 2 years ago

A computer model has been developed that can predict what word you are thinking of. The model may help to resolve questions about how the brain processes words and language, and might even lead to techniques for decoding people’s thoughts. picked by sandossu 2 years ago

You have to remove the head or destroy the brain. I repeat: Remove the head or destroy the brain.

(it is mostly blades and Tees, but hey...) picked by ClsCott645 1 year ago

so freakin adorable it makes my brain hurt a little. picked by muppet 1 year ago

Hunting for brains, terrifying the customers, and gnawing on iMacs. picked by Bornbad 3 years ago

Conventional wisdom says that IQ scores reveal our native intelligence. According to this view, IQ tests are different from school grades, different from SAT scores, different from any other test you will ever take, because they somehow reveal the core, innate abilities of each person's brain: your clock speed, your RAM, your absolute limit. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

The illusion alled "perceptual drift" because the brain perceives parts of the image to be drifting. picked by san 2 years ago

Just in time for Halloween, a drink recipe that will be the talk of your party. picked by cecilberman 1 month ago

The latest study has found lead in 61% of the tested lipsticks! What does it mean? "Learning, language and behavioral problems such as lowered IQ, reduced school performance and increased aggression. Pregnant women and young children are particularly vulnerable to lead exposure. Lead easily crosses the placenta and enters the fetal brain where it can interfere with normal development. Lead ha... read full post picked by pitim 2 years ago

A point blank bullet to the brain left him blind, unable to move, talk or even breathe on his own. His parents have bankrupted themselves paying his medical bills. And he is fully aware of what has happened to him . . . this is about the saddest thing I've ever read. picked by VooDooPeacock 2 years ago

World's oldest orangutan dies at age 55. Cause of death was choking to death after brain hemorrhage picked by suebe 2 years ago

Telling the front from the back of a mask can be more difficult than it seems. Thanks to an effect called the hollow-mask illusion, the brain can have trouble deciding if the image is convex or concave. picked by dollyllama 8 months ago

"We'll go and literally tune into your heart, your brain and your blood vessels and harvest the minute amount of electricity the body produces 24-7". picked by suebe 3 months ago

A 10-year-old Lincoln girl dying of brain cancer has one wish -- for her father to be at her bedside.

*Edit, this is a picture of the girl and her dad. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

What does a teenage brain on Google look like? Do all those hours spent online rewire the circuitry? Could these kids even relate better to emoticons than to real people? picked by Bornbad 12 months ago

He and his buddy solicited scrap metal from people claiming they were using to erect a statue to Iraq War vets. They kept the cash, but a judge who uses his brain handed out the right punishment! picked by Moe 2 years ago

A miniature horse given to a boy with brain cancer by the Make-A-Wish Foundation was killed by a pair of pit bulls who were found roaming in his yard.

Man, this kid has had life pretty rough WITHOUT his dream horse getting killed. It's like life just kicked him while he was down. picked by Proverb 2 years ago

English speaking people with dyslexia may have to struggle quite a bit to get by. Other languages, such as Chinese represent an even greater challenge. It isn't just the greater complexity of the written language but the different way the brain translates the written word that also plays a part. picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago