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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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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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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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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