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THINK ABOUT IT: Scientists try to unravel mystery of consciousness
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CHICAGO - "I think therefore I am." Rene Descartes' seductive quip
nearly 400 years ago still seems to be a reasonable but elusive
answer to the question that haunts all sentient beings: What is
consciousness?
Now, for the first time, scientists from many different
disciplines are beginning to tackle the problem with a growing belief
that they can find answers to the question that is at the heart of
humanity.
But first they must work their way through the thicket of the
unconsci...
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For better human brain science homework
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Delving deeper into human brain
New Straits Times
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Law of least effort applies to human brain.(Brief Article)
IIE Solutions
; Scientists at Carnegie Mellon University have discovered how the human brain goes to work on solving a problem and how it employs economies of effort in the process. The research, compiled by psychology post-doctoral research associate Erik Reichle and professors Patricia Carpenter and Marcel Just,
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Profile: Researchers creating the most detailed atlas of the human brain ever assembled for online availability
All Things Considered (NPR)
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The Human Brain.(Review)
Discover
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Scientists develop electronic circuit that mimics human brain
The Journal Record
; NEW YORK (AP) -- Scientists have developed an electronic circuit that mimics the wiring of the human brain in some ways -- an achievement that could revolutionize computer science and improve understanding of how nature's most powerful processor works. The circuit, built on a silicon chip the size
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Gene linked to evolution of human brain
Sunday Gazette-Mail
; CHICAGO - One of the most intriguing mysteries of biology is why humans are the only species with a brain smart enough to ponder their own existence. Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, believe they have discovered a possible answer: a gene that has undergone powerful
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A naturalist-poet explores the mysteries of the human brain in sensual prose.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
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