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脑外伤可能导致持久的睡眠问题
16-04-29 People who have had a traumatic brain injury (TBI) may still have sleep problems a year and a half after being injured, according to a study published in the April 27, 2016, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of N...
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ultrasonic sickness 超声病
16-04-29 Scientists say that a boom in public announcement systems, loudspeakers and automatic doors may be spawning an epidemic of ultrasonic sickness . 科学家认为，公共广播系统、扩音器、自动门等利用超声波控制的设备日益增多，可能会导致超声病的流行。 Even el...
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乌鸦跟黑猩猩一样聪明
16-04-27 A study led by researchers at Lund University in Sweden shows that ravens are as clever as chimpanzees, despite having much smaller brains, indicating that rather than the size of the brain, the neuronal density and the structure of the birds brains...
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陌生地方睡觉 一半的脑半球会保持清醒
16-04-22 People who go to bed wary of potential danger sometimes pledge to sleep with one eye open. A new Brown University study finds that isnt too far off. On the first night in a new place, the research suggests, one brain hemisphere remains more awake th...
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大脑某区域形成的记忆会在别的区域重现
16-04-19 Memories formed in one part of the brain are replayed and transferred to a different area of the brain during rest, according to a new UCL study in rats. The finding suggests that replay of previous experiences during rest is important for memory co...
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Industry significance
16-04-03 The significant inscription found on an old key If I rest, I rust would be an excellent motto for those who are afflicted with the slightest taint of idleness. Even the most industrious might adopt it with advantage to serve as a reminder that, if o...
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心脏活动变化可能是癫痫的信号
16-03-10 Doctors have long characterized epilepsy as a brain disorder, but researchers at Case Western Reserve University have found that part of the autonomic nervous system functions differently in epilepsy during the absence of seizures. This connection t...
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渡渡鸟可能相当聪明
16-02-26 New research suggests that the dodo, an extinct bird whose name has entered popular culture as a symbol of stupidity, was actually fairly smart. The work, published today in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, finds that the overall size...
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睡眠呼吸中止症对脑功能有重大伤害
16-02-15 One in 15 adults has moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea, a disorder in which a person's breathing is frequently interrupted during sleep -- as many as 30 times per hour. People with sleep apnea also often report problems with thinking such a...
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学外语吃力可能是因为大脑机制的原因
16-02-13 People who struggle to learn foreign languages may simply have brains that are not wired to retain linguistic skills, a new study suggests. 最新研究表明，学外语比较吃力的人，可能仅仅是因为大脑机制之间缺乏连贯，难以保持语言技能。 Learning a second la...
