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Japanese Kids Recognize Faces Slightly Sooner
Facial processing appears to have cultural differences, with Japanese children showing adult capabilities one year before their Western peers.
Keeping Mammalian Sperm Production Flowing
The maintainance of stem cells during mouse spermatogenesis depends on hierarchical differences in response to retinoic acid, study says.
How Inversion Tricks The Brain
Researchers have mapped the neural pathways required for the normal recognition of faces, explaining why orientation makes inversions difficult to spot.
How A Carnivorous Plant Shapes Its Leaves
Researchers have determined how carnivorous plants form their unique pitcher-shaped leaves.
Why ADHD Brains Don’t Get Facial Expressions
A non-invasive technique reveals that the brains of ADHD children respond to happy faces but not angry ones.
Gloss Or Not? How Monkeys Tell The Difference
How glossy a surface is can be defined by three parameters that are recognized in specific parts of the temporal context, scientists say.
Dynamic Snapshots Of Sugar Chains
Scientists have successfully combined NMR spectroscopy with an ingenious molecular dynamics simulation technique to model rapidly moving sugar chains.
Bypassing The Brain To Walk Again
Bypassing the spinal cord with an artificial neural connection enables subjects to control their legs by swinging their arms.
