A Shocking Idea: Nerves Might Run on Sound, Not Electricity
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A new, controversial theory suggests that nerves don't send signals through electrical currents, but through sound waves.
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A device that reads electricity radiated by the brain and translates it into action has been developed by scientists at the New York State Department of Health and the State University of New York.
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US researchers show that a computer can be controlled by the brain without the need for implants.
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A study into how nerve signals change during a heart attack has been given a $190,000 boost by the National Heart Foundation. It is one of five Christchurch research projects to win grants from the foundation&#39;s
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Experts say an "intelligent" hearing aid has the potential to help the many people who have hearing problems in both ears.
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Science & environment: Political differences might be explained by a fundamental variation in how our brains are 'wired' to process information, study says.
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Fear is a handy evolutionary mechanism for staying out of danger. So why do we get off on it sometimes?
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Carrying out logic operations with fluids rather than electricity could lead to labs-on-a-chip that don't need electronic control circuits.
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Thought might not be dependent on language, according to new research by UK scientists.
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Remote-control sharks, pain guns, radioactive scorpion venom ... Bond-like technology is unnervingly real in some labs. By Greta Lorge from Wired magazine.
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Description: Scientists have at last found the protein that transforms sound waves into nerve impulses. Researchers are learning that hearing is the &quot;fastest&quot; of the senses, faster even than vision in the way input becomes nerve signals.
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Researchers have found a 'bottleneck' in the brain that appears to explain why we struggle to do two things at once.
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Menacing body posture can be as threatening as a frightening facial expression, according to new research. The finding may explain how fear spreads.
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People want to listen to music while they are on the move, rather than watch video, research suggests.
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A device that reads brain waves may give paralyzed patients a way to control prosthetic limbs without needing brain implants, medical investigators say.
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Our brains can turn down our ability to see to help them listen even harder to music and complex sounds, say experts.
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Feel like a fish out of water? You may not be too far off.