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Measure the Pulfrich Effectphotos.com

By Dr Peter Naish (The Open University)

29 March 2010

Using the Pulfrich Effect, it's possible to calculate the difference in speed in how quickly your eyes communicate with your brain. Why not have a...  Read more : Measure the Pulfrich Effect

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What is Alzheimer's disease?Creative Commons Image M.L. Cohen under CC-BY-NC-SA licence

09 March 2010

 It looms over many of our lives, but what is Alzheimer's disease?  Read more : What is Alzheimer's disease?

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Are we really free to choose? By Famosissimo Biole via Flickr under Creative Commons licence

By Professor Russell Stannard (The Open University)

25 February 2010

All day long we have to make choices. Professor Russell Stannard asks if we’re really free to choose.  Read more : Are we really free to choose?

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Consciousness and the limits of scienceProduction team

By Professor Russell Stannard (The Open University)

25 February 2010

Professor Russell Stannard asks how can we ever understand the relationship between consciousness and the physical brain.  Read more : Consciousness and the limits of science

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Re-wiring our minds? Featuring: video,audio, Creative Commons Image Grey Cells under CC-BY-NC licence

By Professor Baroness Susan Greenfield (Guest)

18 February 2010

Susan Greenfield considers the proposition that time spent online is re-wiring our minds.  Read more : Re-wiring our minds?

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Looking at brain activity with MRIImage of Signa HDx scanner, courtesy of GE Healthcare

By Dr Liz Parvin (The Open University)

27 August 2009

Magnetic resonance imaging is a technique for imaging soft tissue, but how does it work?  Read more : Looking at brain activity with MRI

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Breaking Science: Migraines, mind reading & space... Featuring: audio, photos.com

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

15 March 2009

The cause of migraines, mind reading algorithms, predicting your looks from your genes and will you really explode in space without your spacesuit?  Read more : Breaking Science: Migraines, mind reading & space...

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Breaking Science: Limb length, cancer, freezing water... Featuring: audio, photos.com

By The Naked Scientists (Guest)

06 December 2008

Effects of temperature on limb length, how the egg keeps fertilization to one sperm, and does boiling water freeze faster than cold?  Read more : Breaking Science: Limb length, cancer, freezing water...

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Could neurochips combat paralysis?Copyrighted Image The Open University / Karen Parker

By Dr Paul Gabbott (The Open University)

05 November 2008

Could neurochips pave the way to healing for those with paralysed limbs? Paul Gabbott explains.  Read more : Could neurochips combat paralysis?

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Breaking Science: Mind control, TB... Featuring: audio, photos.com

By The Naked Scientists (Guest)

17 October 2008

Silver surfers, light sensitive molecules, new links to breast cancer and duck quack...  Read more : Breaking Science: Mind control, TB...

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