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I’m a neuroscientist who taught rats to drive − their joy suggests how anticipating fun can enrich human life

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 20:03:52 +0000

As expected, rats housed in enriched environments – complete with toys, space and companions – learned to drive faster than those in standard cages. This finding supported the idea that complex environments enhance neuroplasticity: the brain’s ability to change across the lifespan in response to environmental demands.

Tags: #animals #brains #driving #neuroscience #rats

Half Of 26-Year-Old's Memories Nintendo-Related | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

Thu, 30 Dec 2010 03:15:42 +0000

""Due to sheer repetition in his peak synaptic years for processing new information, every neural strand in Philip's basal ganglia is embedded with the Konami Code: up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, select, start," McCarroll said."

Tags: #funny #gaming #neuroscience #nintendo #onion

Moral judgments can be altered ... by magnets

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 01:06:34 +0000

"By disrupting brain activity in a particular region, neuroscientists can sway people’s views of moral situations."

Tags: #brain #cogsci #mind #mit #neuroscience #research

BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Banjo used in brain surgery

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:14:55 +0000

Tags: #banjo #brain #medicine #neuroscience #surgery

The Wisdom of Parasites. The Loom: A blog about life, past and future

Fri, 03 Feb 2006 15:15:10 +0000

Attack of the Pod Roaches

Tags: #biology #cogsci #insects #neuroscience