Physicists find patterns within seemingly random events of physiological systems
...nts such as avalanches, where a system exists in a quiet state, accumulating energy, until it reaches a "tipping" point and collapses, only to build up again and repeat the cycle. The researchers, therefore, speculate that the dynamical patterns found in these wakefulness periods may hint at underlying si...Dartmouth researchers find where musical memories are stored in the brain
...ical memories are reconstructed. If the music went quiet during an instrumental song, like during the theme from the Pink Panther, individuals activated many different parts of the auditory cortex, going farther back in the processing stream, to fill in the blanks. When remembering songs with words, howeve...When the brain, not the ears, goes hard of hearing
... of background noise. Someone might hear fine in a quiet environment like their home, but when they go to a restaurant or a meeting or a party, it sounds like chaos to them," Frisina says. "That's partly because the feedback system is failing." To get to the root of the feedback problem, Frisina's neurosc...Hearing aid signal not clear? Then switch frequency to FM, finds UCI study
...lectric hearing. They found that AM works well in quiet environments but less well where background noise is present. In turn, FM enhances speech, tone and speaker recognition when other noise was present, and overall provided a better quality of tonal sound than AM does. Current cochlear implants extract...Assessing the season: LSU hurricane experts learned lessons during Hurricane Season 2004
... that the last 30 to 40 years have been relatively quiet when it comes to hurricanes, at least compared to the previous 30 or so years," said Keim. "In the 1930s, 40s and 50s, there were more storms than we are accustomed to now, so, by standards of those times, this past season wasn't all that unusual. "...Brain can be trained to process sound in alternate way, study shows
...levels -- they fired only at those levels and were quiet otherwise. This physiological change in the brain, called "plasticity," has been widely observed in humans and animals who have learned new skills. Then came the breakthrough discovery: the expert rats were processing volume changes in a new and diff...Study pinpoints schizophrenia brain glitch
...eep. Alpha waves, 8 to 13 hertz, occur at relaxed, quiet times. Beta waves are the next fastest, occurring when we are actively thinking. Gamma waves are harder for scientists to detect because of their low amplitude. But McCarley, lead author Kevin M. Spencer, PhD, and colleagues used a method that check...'Going through the motions' to better treat dementia
...It happens all the time. One minute the patient is quiet and calm, and the next minute she might be agitated, anxious or loud. Our traditional ways of evaluating and documenting such behavior may not be adequate. A family might report that a patient has been calm for two weeks, when really the patient was ...Envisat's rainbow vision detects ground moving at pace fingernails grow
...duration of one month. Between 1992 and 1998 was a quiet time, while eight eruptions occurred between 1984 and 1992." Deep subterranean processes drive surface volcanic activity lava fissures and eruptions occur because of lava channels or 'dikes' that extend up from high pressure magma chambers. Ground ...Robotic technology teaches spinal cord injury patients to walk again
...Benefield of Dallas was riding his motorcycle on a quiet country road when a car rear-ended him, throwing him from the bike. When he awoke from a coma 11 days later, he learned he was paralyzed. "I was banged up real bad," Mr. Benefield said. "The doctors said it was an incomplete spinal- cord injury, and ...Sounds of New York, evidence for a preferred ear, ultrasound for the eye
...ng periods of humming compared to times of normal, quiet exhalation. The researchers think that humming creates oscillating airflows in the sinuses which increase nasal ventilation. Testing this hypothesis that humming creates resonances in the nasal tract and sinus cavities, the researchers are now expl...Animal model, new grant, propel UB researchers forward in search for tinnitus treatment
...nimals sensed the phantom sound of tinnitus during quiet periods, they would interpret it as "real sound" a...r the 50 mg/kg aspirin solution, they drank during quiet as they were conditioned to do, indicating no evidence of tinnitus. The 100 mg/kg dose produced a sl...UCSF Medical Center palliative care experts mentor health care organizations in end-of-life care
...tes. Designed to be more like home, the suites are quiet and private and feature wood furniture, music, art and warm lighting. Families (including children) are encouraged to stay with their loved ones. The pediatric program integrates palliative care throughout UCSF Children's Hospital. A core grou...Trouble sleeping in the hospital? Maybe it's that jackhammer
...quietness and the willingness of staff to ensure a quiet night of sleep. Cmiel hopes the results from her group's study will encourage nursing teams elsewhere to investigate barriers to sleep in their units, and take action. "The first step is to survey patients and ask what noises are interfering with the...UF research adds to evidence that unborn children hear 'melody' of speech
...ment, breathing and digestive processes. Even in a quiet room, the womb can be noisy place, he said. Also, fetuses don't "hear" as much with their ears as children or adults do because their ears are filled with fluid, he said. Rather, much noise is transmitted to their inner ears through vibrations in the...'Voice academy' Web site, funded by NIDCD grant, helps teachers address voice problems
...y" classroom has carpet, acoustic tile ceiling and quiet heating and air-conditioning units. Many teachers, including those at the college-level, need to teach in large rooms without amplification. "If a classroom can't be improved, a teacher might wear a portable amplification system, which costs around $...Innovations in hearing loss detection & treatment
...elf-perceived quality of life. Word recognition in quiet and in multitalker babble was measured on 24 listeners with normal hearing and 24 listeners with hearing loss. The test instrument described in this paper will be useful in evaluating the complaint of a patient unable to understand speech in a noisy ...Swaddling may help sleeping babies remain on their backs
...researchers evaluated rapid eye movement (REM) and quiet sleep (QS). These sleep states were determined by breathing patterns, eye movements and brain waves, and the number of sighs, startles and full arousals also were recorded. Infants who awoke during the study were lulled back to sleep by rocking, sin...Doctors too embarrassed to discuss sex
...uld affect them. "Doctors should look out for the quiet unheard distress of patients," she said. It is undeniable that surgery, radiotherapy, hormonal therapy, and chemotherapy have brought great benefits to patients, but some treatments have side effects and increase their distress. Between 25% and 30% ......an children who went from a noisy environment to a quiet one and children who went from a quiet neighborhood to a noisy one. The good news, says Evans, is that some of the reading and memory probl...