Worcester Polytechnic Institute to host national forum on locating first responders inside buildings
...lexing (OFDM), which transmits high-speed data via wired and wireless channels and integrates well into the radio spectrum, and super-resolution techniques as used in synthetic aperture radar (SAR), which can extract great detail from radar signals. The system will employ transmitters worn by first respo...Fragile X, Down syndromes linked to faulty brain communication
...ogy. "It's as if you had every light in your house wired to just one or two switches, rather than having many switches that can be flipped on or off in complex combinations to control the lighting in one room," he said. Madison is the senior author of a paper on Fragile X syndrome in mice, which will be ...First evidence that musical training affects brain development in young children
...training is having an effect on how the brain gets wired for general cognitive functioning related to memory and attention." Dr Fujioka added: "Previous work has shown assignment to musical training is associated with improvements in IQ in school-aged children. Our work explores how musical training af...Mayo Clinic finds physical proof of mild cognitive impairment
...mory is affected, says Dr. Parisi. "Everything's wired in the brain," says Dr. Dickson. "When a neuron dies, it's as if that circuit is shorted out, which presents itself as cognitive impairment and eventually dementia." The researchers say that people can contribute to research in Alzheimer's and its pr...UCI researchers find that, even at rest, men's and women's brains behave differently
...ld be a fundamental difference in how the brain is wired in men and women," said Cahill, a fellow at UCI's Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. "If, even in a resting state, the brain shows such differences between the sexes, it could have far-reaching implications for our study of certain p...Strength of cocaine cravings linked to brain response
...n is ill-equipped to cope because the brain is now wired to make them crave drugs more and get less satisfaction out of the drug or other life events that may be rewarding, and this study found biological changes that would explain these behavioral changes," said Dr. Self, who holds the Wesley Gilliland Pr...Pitt researchers develop less risky treatment for depression, seizures
...ood and Drug Administration already has approved a wired version of the device, but that one carries risks and several undesirable side effects. It has been known for several years that stimulating the vagus nerve, which connects the brain to several major organs, can offset drug-resistant epileptic seizu...New book explains age-old mystery of geometrical illusions
... out stimulus features, but a "statistical engine" wired by evolution and a person's experience to make the best statistical guess about objects in a visual scene, based on how successful those guesses have been in the past. "So, vision is not about extracting features from a scene; it's about extracting s...Lifespan again named among 100 Most Wired and 25 Most Wireless hospitals
...Physicians are also able to view test results from wired or wireless computers whether in the hospital, at their private offices, or from home. "Our wireless infrastructure provides physicians, clinicians, and caregivers immediate access to patient information at the point of care anytime, anywhere," sa...... as a customized toy or as complex as an apartment wired as a voice-activated home. B'Quest is the flagship of San Diego-based Challenged America, an organization founded by disabled Vietnam veterans to provide free sailing education and recreation rehabilitation programs to people with and without disabil...