함께 청소년기 뇌가 어떻게 변화하는지를 연구하는 ‘뇌 발달 연구(brain development study)’ 프로젝트도 진행해왔다. 이 프로젝트를 맡아 이끌고 있는 과학자가 제이 기드 (Jay Giedd) 박사다.1986년 미국 노스다코타대에서 정신의학으로 학위를 받은 기드 박사는 듀크대를 거쳐 NIMH에 자리잡았다. 그는 ...
human beings.” said the scientists who conducted the research. To crosscheck the result, scientists repeated the study with 40 more students, obtaining same results. The superior temporal sulcus helps us look at where others are gazing and gives us cues about others’ emotions. Defects in this area are associated with autism. The medial temporal gyrus is activated when other people look at ...
hate, as evidenced by the fact that the same brain circuitry processes both intense love and severe hatred. Now a new study finds that the key wiring that connects brain regions in this circuit is weakened in people suffering from depression. At first glance, weakening the brain connections necessary to feel hate might seem like a recipe for calmer and more peaceful feelings, but the ...
호주, 캐나다, 덴마크 등 13개 국가가 참여한 다국적 연구인 ‘인터폰 연구(INTERPHONE STUDY)’가 조직됐다. 인터폰 연구팀이 각국의 뇌종양 환자 6420명과 건강한 사람 7658명을 10년간 추적해 조사한 결과, 하루에 30분 이상 통화하는 경우에는 신경교종에 걸릴 확률이 높았지만 그렇지 않은 경우에는 ...
there was no solid evidence.The scientists from the Global Health Institute and Louisiana State University drew up a study that included 33 wild armadillos known to have the disease, and 50 leprosy patients. They found a new strain of M. leprae, called 3I, in 28 armadillos and 22 patients who had never been abroad (and thus could not have contracted the disease from other people with leprosy). ...
sick including catching cold or flu than people who’s not. What is the type-D personality? This is the very recent study result, a concept used in the field of medical psychology. People with type-D personality tend to have a negative outlook on life and suppress their feelings. They’re also likely to be reserved and socially inhibited. All these factors can lead to heart attacks or ...
mathematician at MIT, watch how to make great pasta dishes from an instructor at the Culinary Institute of America or study blues guitar with a professor at Berklee College of Music, now you can do it all in front of your computer for free.Last year, Google launched an education hub called YouTube Edu, dedicated exclusively to videos from the more than 100 educational institutes including ...
countries. So why do infections tend to go up in the cold winter season and level off in the summer? According to a study at Mount Sinai Medical School, the flu virus is more stable and able to stay airborne longer when the air is cold and dry. The Mount Sinai researchers, who tested guinea pigs, found that the spread of the virus was most prevalent when the temperature reached a chilly 5°C. ...
최대로 살린 영어학습기가 새로 나왔다. 천보전자가 새로 출시한 ‘매직 스터디(Magic Study)’는 터치스크린을 이용한 글자인식기능과 게임 기능을 갖춰 학습자가 영어단어부터 생활영어까지 지루하지 않게 공부할 수 있도록 돕는다.지금까지 출시된 영어학습기는 대부분 전자사전에 영어단어 암기 ...
어떻게 찾을 수 있을까.“수년 전 개발된 전장유전체연관분석법(Genome-Wide Association Study, 이하 GWAS)이라는 방법으로 유전자 후보를 찾을 수 있습니다.”최근 한국인을 대상으로 키뿐만 아니라 BMI , 혈압, 골강도 등 여러 특징에 영향을 줄 수 있는 유전자 후보를 처음으로 찾아 유전학 분야의 권위 있는 ...