• 错误的生物钟可能使儿童患躁郁症

    09-11-13 Malfunctioning(不正常工作) circadian clock(昼夜节律钟) genes may be responsible for bipolar disorder(躁郁症,两极性异常) in children. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Psychiatry found four versions of the regulatory gene RORB...

  • 研究:为什么黑猩猩不能说话?

    09-11-12 If humans are genetically related to chimps(黑猩猩), why did our brains develop the innate(天生的,固有的) ability for language and speech while theirs did not? Scientists suspect that part of the answer to the mystery lies in a gene called FOXP...

  • 研究:大脑各部分对苦痛的反应

    09-11-11 In a new study, psychologists(心理学家) at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) are able to see in detail for the first time how various regions of the human brain respond when people experience an unexpected or traumatic(外伤的,创伤的...

  • Juggling increases brain power 研究:杂耍可增强脑力

    09-10-12 Complex tasks such as juggling produce significant changes to the structure of the brain, according to scientists at Oxford University. 牛津大学的科学家发现,诸如杂技类的复杂任务可以显著改变人脑的结构。 The volunteers were taught to juggle with thre...

  • Vegetative patients 'still learn' 植物人“仍然有学习能力”

    09-09-22 Patients with severe brain damage who do not appear to have signs of consciousness still seem able to learn, a Cambridge University study suggests. 一项剑桥大学的研究显示,具有严重脑损伤、看起来没有知觉的病人似乎仍然有学习能力。 Researchers hope the...

  • Gel hope for brain injury repair 某水凝胶或对脑损伤恢复有效

    09-09-03 An injectable hydrogel could aid recovery from brain injury by helping stimulate tissue growth at the site of the wound, researchers say. 研究人员称,一种可注射的水凝胶可以通过帮助受损组织部位生长的方式有助脑损伤的康复。 The gel has helped repair br...

  • Obese People Have 'Severe Brain Degeneration' 肥胖病人多伴有

    09-08-30 一项新的研究发现,与体重正常人群相比,肥胖人群脑组织含量少8%左右,他们的大脑也要比后者衰老约16年。而超重人群与正常人相比,脑组织含量缺少约4%,脑龄衰老8年。据研究人员称,脑组织的缺失会使人逐渐丧失认知,从而极大的增加了患有老年痴呆症,或其他脑损伤疾病...

  • No karaoke for you! Bad wiring spells tone-deaf 唱歌没调?不

    09-08-22 唱歌找不着调的人注意了!最近有一项研究结果显示,对音乐曲调毫无感觉的音盲人士对音乐曲调没有感觉是因为他们的某些脑神经元传输不畅。一般来说,患音盲的人无法辨别音乐曲调的差异,而且有很强的遗传性。在这项研究中,研究人员通过对音盲和非音盲两组被试者的大脑...

  • Brain radiotherapy affects mind 脑瘤放射线疗法伤及思想

    09-08-10 Radiotherapy used to treat brain tumours may lead to a decline in mental function many years down the line, say Dutch researchers. 荷兰研究人员称,用于治疗脑瘤的放射线疗法可能导致若干年后心理功能的衰弱。 Radiotherapy is a common treatment for brain...

  • Artificial brain '10 years away' 人造大脑“距我们只有10年”

    09-07-23 A detailed, functional artificial human brain can be built within the next 10 years, a leading scientist has claimed. 一位领导性的科学家宣称,一个详细的、机能完整的人工大脑将在未来的十年内被制造出来。 The team are trying to reverse engineer the brai...