Friday, October 28, 2005

Gene Found In Black Death Survivors Stops HIV. [Slashdot] 11:31:33 PM      Google It!.

What matters most, in perceiving emotion in music?. Psychologists have known for decades that people perceive music as happier when it’s played faster, and in a major key (mode). Take a listen to the following sound clips I created using a synthesized flute. Each plays the same melody three times — first in a major mode, then a minor mode, then a “whole tone” middle ground. The only difference between the two clips is that the second clip is played twice as fast. ... So it appears that tempo is more important than mode in determining whether a musical selection is happy or sad. Gagnon, L., & Peretz, I. (2003). Mode and tempo relative contributions to “happy-sad” judgements in equitone melodies. Cognition and Emotion, 17(1), 25-40. [Cognitive Daily] 4:44:16 PM      Google It!.

What makes the brain tick, tick, tick. . .. The brain is a "time machine," assert Duke neuroscientists Catalin Buhusi and Warren Meck. And understanding how the brain tracks time is essential to understanding all its functions. The brain's internal clocks coordinate a vast array of activities from communicating, to orchestrating movement, to getting food, they said. [Science Blog -] 2:58:25 PM      Google It!.

Pig clones born in Italy. The Italian research group that produced the first horse clone has announced the birth of 14 pig clones. [BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition] 2:56:19 PM      Google It!.