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October 14th, 2008

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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.

September 10th, 2008

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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!

August 19th, 2008

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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.

July 11th, 2008

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Video: Introduction to the Series
Alan Alda gives an introduction to "The Human Spark," a new series that explores the question, "What makes us human?"

What is the nature of human uniqueness

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Neuroscience
Primates
Human Evolution
Child Development
Behind the Scenes

- THE SPARK OF SEXUAL SELECTION The first females in our lineage, to become sexually receptive year round, changed everything (probably ...
  Tom Alexander | 24Nov09 | More
- THE SPARK OF SEXUAL SELECTION The first females in our lineage, to become sexually receptive year round, changed everything (probably ...
  Tom Alexander | 23Nov09 | More
- THE SPARK OF SEXUAL SELECTION The first females in our lineage, to become sexually receptive year round, changed everything (probably ...
  Tom Slexander | 23Nov09 | More
- Whose social cognition are you studying? What is the importance of knowing how chimpanzees know and can use facial ...
  Cecil | 20Nov09 | More
- At least two elements to be found in the last part of the brain to develop has gone unmentioned ...
  Dr.Melvin Mednick | 18Nov09 | More

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