We took a look inside Alan's brain using an MRI machine. Apparently he has quite a plump hippocampus.
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August 7th, 2009
Spark Blog: Behind the Scenes and Inside the Skulls
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June 12th, 2009
In the News: Test Your Brain
A Web site called Test My Brain lets you participate in online experiments and get feedback about how you compare to other online participants.
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December 23rd, 2008
In the News: Counting Without Numbers
One of the earliest things American children are taught is how to count items out loud. But how much do we understand about numbers before we learn this vocabulary?
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October 14th, 2008
Spark Blog: Video Interview: Scott Watrous, MRI Technologist
One of Scott’s most important responsibilities is making sure that nothing that can react with a magnet gets anywhere near the MRI machine. Watch this interview.
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September 22nd, 2008
Spark Blog: Photos: Behind the Scenes at the Brain Development Lab
Check out these behind-the-scenes photos from our day filming with Helen Neville and colleagues at the Brain Development Lab at the University of Oregon.
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September 10th, 2008
Spark Blog: How Does Your Brain React to Gibberish?
The scientists in Oregon wanted to see how brains react to mistakes in grammar, even when the listener isn’t fluent in the language being spoken!
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September 9th, 2008
In the News: European Magpie: No Bird Brain
Until recently only great apes and some other big-brained mammals were thought capable of passing the “mirror test.” Enter the European magpie.
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August 27th, 2008
Spark Blog: Inside Alan Alda’s Brain
In Oregon, we peered with both an MRI and a brain wave monitor into Alan’s brain to find out how he employs it for language and tool use.
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August 19th, 2008
Spark Blog: Video: Why I Volunteer to Have My Brain Scanned
Brian Moore is one of the people who has volunteered a couple of times for Helen Neville’s language fMRI studies at the University of Oregon. Find out why in this video clip.
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August 13th, 2008
In the News: Why We Attribute Human Qualities to Machines
Now researchers observe that the more "human" a robot seems, the more active are the brain regions that think about the intentions and desires of others -- even if that other is a machine.
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