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Did you know that the Internet could be a good exercise for the brain? A new study from UCLA finds it when middle age and senior age adults perform Internet searches, it activates many different areas of the brain including those involved with memory

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: We're going to hear now about some new research that could help mental health professionals identify people who are likely to attempt suicide. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on an effort to assess young adults by studying their brain

SSS 2009-01-22

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. For decades, scientists have used an imaging technique called functional magnetic resonance imaging, or fMRI, to chronicle the brain in action. But a stu

SSS 2009-10-20

Searching the Internet can be a totally exhausting experience, as you bounce from one site to another to another, sometimes until you cant remember what you were looking for in the first place. But according to scientists at U.C.L.A., all that virtua

SSS 2010-03-04

The food industry leads the nation in pounds of waste produced annually. So, whats second? Its health care facilities. They dispose of more than four billion pounds of waste each year. Another shocker? A lot of that waste is perfectly functional. In

SSS 2010-02-10

Its called functional magnetic resonance imaging, or FMRI. And some neuroscientists call it the greatest scientific advance of the last 25 years. Because FMRI lets researchers look at the human brain in action. By measuring blood flow, it produces co

SSS 2012-07-05

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VOA标准英语2012--Study: Nature Creates Buffer Against Climate Change

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VOA标准英语2013--Study: Bilingual Seniors Have Mental Edge

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VOA标准英语2013--Disabilities Prevent Aging Africans from Being Productive

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A Northwestern University study suggests that on a neurological level, race matters when it comes to empathy。 Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, the study included an equal number of African-American and Caucasian-American study participa

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Samsung is warning customers about discussing personal information in front of their smart television set. 三星警告消费者在智能电视前不要交谈个人信息。 The warning applies to TV viewers who control their Samsung Smart TV using i