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Take the ultimate intelligence test New Scientist Wed, 27 Oct 2010 10:10 AM PDT A team of brain scientists has come up with the ultimate intelligence test â€" take it here Controlling Individual Cortical Nerve Cells by Human Thought Caltech Today Wed, 27 Oct 2010 10:09 AM PDT Five years ago, Caltech neuroscientist Christof Koch and his colleagues discovered that a single neuron in the human brain can function much like a sophisticated computer and recognize people, landmarks, and objects, suggesting that a consistent and explicit code may help transform complex visual representations into long-term and more abstract memories. Now Koch and colleagues including Caltech ... New methods detect subtleties in human genomes' repetitive landscapes University of Washington News Wed, 27 Oct 2010 10:03 AM PDT These techniques spot minute variations linked to evolution, diversity and brain development Probing the mysterious second-wave of damage in head injury patients EurekAlert! Wed, 27 Oct 2010 08:55 AM PDT ( American Chemical Society ) Why do some of the one million people who sustain head injuries annually in United States experience a mysterious second wave of brain damage days after the initial injury -- just when they appear to be recovering? Limited clinical trials using an innovative new device to monitor brain chemistry on a second-by-second basis are underway to answer that life-and-death ... UPDATE: Mecosta County Boy Will Receive New Drug 9&10 News Cadillac Wed, 27 Oct 2010 08:40 AM PDT We have an incredible update for the young Mecosta County boy with a rare form of brain cancer. Max Nunn will be getting a potentially life-saving medicine today. Cell Phones in Pockets a Health Risk? CBS News Wed, 27 Oct 2010 08:07 AM PDT Some Cell Phone Makers Warn Against It; Large Study Shows Possible Hiked Brain Tumor Risk Among Long-term Heavy Users RI Hospital Fined for Leaving Drill Bit in Patient's Skull Fox News Wed, 27 Oct 2010 08:00 AM PDT Rhode Island officials have ordered the state's largest hospital to pay a $300,000 fine, the largest in state history, after operating room staff left a broken drill bit in a patient's skull during brain surgery People Fall in Love, Brain and Soul Fox News Wed, 27 Oct 2010 08:00 AM PDT When it comes to falling in love, the brain may be just as involved as the heart, new research finds Scientists discover origin of brain immune cells PhysOrg Wed, 27 Oct 2010 07:20 AM PDT A team of international scientists led by Dr Florent Ginhoux of the Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN) of Singapore's Agency of Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), have made a breakthrough that could lead to a better understanding of many neurodegenerative and inflammatory brain disorders. Their work, published in top scientific journal Science, uncovered the origins of microglia, which ... Love, Pain and Cocaine: They're Linked ABC News Wed, 27 Oct 2010 07:20 AM PDT Love uses parts of the brain that also protect against pain, say doctors.

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