Monday, March 12, 2007

Study Probes Odor, Sleep and Memory Link. Researchers have found that an odor smelled while in deep sleep might help consolidate some kinds of memory if the same odor was used during learning. ... [KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News] 11:57:47 AM      Google It!.

Subliminal advertising leaves its mark on the brain. University College London researchers have found the first physiological evidence that invisible subliminal images do attract the brain's attention on a su... [KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News] 11:56:41 AM      Google It!.

Scientists say nerves use sound, not electricity. Copenhagen University researchers theorize that propagation of sonic solitons is a much more likely explanation for propagation of signal in neurons than electrical impulses. The physicists say because the nerve membrane is made of a material simi... [KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News] 11:55:12 AM      Google It!.

Nanoparticle Research Offers Hope of Artificial Retinas, Prostheses. The world's first direct electrical link between nerve cells and photovoltaic nanoparticle films has been achieved by researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and the University of Michigan. The development opens the doo... [KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News] 11:51:30 AM      Google It!.