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Brain Power Boosted With Electrical Stimulation 153

Posted by samzenpus from the power-up dept.
Zothecula writes "With the possible exception of those affected by hyperthylmesia — a rare condition where a person has an extraordinary capability to recall events from their past — most of us wouldn't mind having our memory enhanced. That's just what appears to have happened to a group of mice when targeted areas of their brains were electrically stimulated. The treatment triggered an increase in the creation of new cells in the hippocampus, with experiment results suggesting the mice's spatial learning improved. The researchers responsible say the results could have implications for the treatment of memory disorders in humans."

Comment Let me share this one (Score 1) 368

by h2k1 (#32241664) Attached to: Doctors Seeing a Rise In "Google-itis"
One woman in my work makes the colleagues to go and look to her feces and feel the bumps in her breast... And she has a rare condition that is called pre diabetes, and once she said that her hymen had closed due to a very serious condition that she had down there.

Comment ISS? (Score 1) 153

by h2k1 (#32003904) Attached to: NASA Expands Role of International Space Station
Am I confused? How an International Space Station becomes a national lab? Isn't it supposed to be International?

Does anyone can tell how much each country/space agency puts in (costs, investigation output, media coverage, etc.) the ISS?

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