Humans Evolved Flexible, Lopsided Brains
The two halves of the human brain are not symmetrical. This lopsidedness, which arises during brain development, may be a stamp of the adaptability of the human brain, a new study suggests. Full story
Obama announces bipartisan brain initiative
Democrats and Republicans may have trouble putting aside their differences to make decisions on the economy and education, but it seems that bipartisanship can happen elsewhere. President Barack Obama’s brain initiative – which would fund research on the brain and therefore focus on finding cures fo
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Another Day Of Tough Talk From North Korea; A New Initiative To Study The Human Brain; A Kennedy Could Soon Become A U.S. Ambassador.
Obama launches research initiative to study human brain
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House unveiled details on Tuesday on a new initiative to study the human brain with the goal of treating or curing Alzheimer's disease and other disorders. Full story
NYT: Obama seeking to boost study of human brain
The Obama administration is planning a decade-long scientific effort to examine the workings of the human brain and build a comprehensive map of its activity, seeking to do for the brain what the Human Genome Project did for genetics. Full story
Did Exercise Make the Human Brain So Buff?
Human brawn may be the key to why human brains are so big, according to a new hypothesis linking exercise to the evolution of our oversize noggins. Full story
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The complexity of the human brain
MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan talks with neurobiologist Mark Changizi talks about the complex inner workings of the human brain.
Computer Chips Learn Like Human Brains
CNBC's Brian Shactman has the story on computer chips that are capable of learning from experience, like a human brain by using cognitive computing.
Understanding the human brain
Dr. Nancy Snyderman decodes the complex control center of the body and spotlights how the brain manages everything from memories to addictions and the senses.
Can you live forever?
Scientists explore the idea of "uploading" the human brain as they map the connections of neurons.
Did You See That?! Part 2
Dateline’s studio audience helps to illustrate how the human brain can be so focused on one task that our eyes block out what’s right in front of us.
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