A Laboratory of the Future Human Experience
Singers Beyonce Knowles and Christina Hendricks are both known for their curves.
Staring at a curvy female can give men the same high as drinking alcohol or taking drugs, research revealed today. According to the study, seeing an hourglass figure activates the part of men’s brains associated with feelings of ‘reward’. (Pics)
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Newspaper columnist and author George Monbiot has launched a website offering guidelines for people seeking to undertake a citizen’s arrest of Blair, as well as accepting donations to reward those who try.
A newly created set of light-sensitive proteins grants scientists unprecedented control over the brain’s biochemistry, potentially shedding light on addiction and other complex neural processes. To demonstrate the potential of this novel molecular toolbox, researchers from Stanford University engineered mice to carry light-sensitive proteins in the brain’s reward center, which responds to drugs of abuse. Using pulses of light delivered directly to the brain, researchers were able to induce a druglike state, ultimately conditioning the mice to behave like drug-addicted animals.
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Scientists have found answer to the question that intrigued women for years: Why men are ‘hooked’ on video games? According to the researchers, the ‘passion’ stems from a deep-rooted urge to conquer.
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Losing weight is easier when there is money on the line, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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Obese people may have a diminished ability to experience the pleasure of eating, prompting them to overindulge to boost their satisfaction, according to a study released on Thursday.
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Rerouting electrical signals around damaged nerves may one day help treat paralysis. A pair of partially paralyzed monkeys regained the ability to move their wrists when researchers wired individual neurons directly to the monkey’s arm muscles, according to a study published online in Nature on Wednesday.
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Eight-year-old children have a radically different learning strategy from twelve-year-olds and adults. Eight-year-olds learn primarily from positive feedback (‘Well done!’), whereas negative feedback (‘Got it wrong this time’) scarcely causes any alarm bells to ring. Twelve-year-olds are better able to process negative feedback, and use it to learn from their mistakes. Adults do the same, but more efficiently.
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