Ambidextrous people ‘easier to manipulate than right-handers’
February 22nd, 2011 - 12:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 22 (ANI): Almost 90 percent of people use their right hand for almost all activities, while the remaining 10 percent is divided between the left-handed and the ambidextrous, people who ... Read more...
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Could a magnet on your head turn you from right to left-handed?
September 28th, 2010 - 1:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 28 (ANI): If you are a right-handed person, chances are you will use that handto pick up a cup of coffee or write, but a new study shows that a ... Read more...
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Differences in brain’s language circuits linked to dyslexia
May 11th, 2010 - 3:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 11 (ANI): Despite getting an appropriate education and demonstrating intellectual ability in other areas, kids children with dyslexia often struggle with reading, writing, and spelling. Now, scientists have found the ... Read more...
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Multitasking splits the brain into two parts
April 16th, 2010 - 3:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 16 (ANI): People who think they can juggle more than a few tasks at once with ease, here's a research: "multi-tasking" skills are limited by the physical division of the ... Read more...
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Double-handed kids more likely to suffer mental, scholastic problems
January 25th, 2010 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 25 (IANS) Children who are ambidextrous or able to use both hands are more likely to suffer mental, language and scholastic problems than their either-handed counterparts.
Researchers from Imperial College London ... Read more...
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Why some people easily fall into hypnotic trance
January 21st, 2010 - 2:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 21 (ANI): Researchers have speculated that people who find it easier to fall into a trance are more likely to have an imbalance in the efficiency of their brain's two ... Read more...
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Right-handed chimps provide clues to origin of human language
November 17th, 2009 - 4:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 17 (ANI): A new study of right-handed chimpanzees is providing clues to scientists about the origin of the human language.Most of the linguistic functions in humans are controlled by the ... Read more...
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Right-handed chimps hint towards origin of human language
November 17th, 2009 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 17 (ANI): Predominant use of right hand in chimpanzees during communication has offered clues to how language functions originated in humans, says a new study.Most of the linguistic functions in ... Read more...
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Free will does exist!
September 24th, 2009 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 24 (ANI): A new study has challenged the landmark 1980s experiment that purportedly showed that free will doesn't exist.In 1983, neuroscientist Benjamin Libet asked volunteers wearing scalp electrodes to flex ... Read more...
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Musicians use both brain hemispheres to create their masterpieces
October 3rd, 2008 - 12:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 3 (ANI): Want to know why some people are not musically talented? Well, a new study has revealed that that trained musicians use both sides of their brains more ... Read more...
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Brain regions that make sense of speech identified
December 20th, 2007 - 1:46 pm ICT by admin
Washington, December 20 (ANI): University of Chicago researchers say that they have identified brain regions where speech sounds are perceived as having abstract meaning, rather than as just a stream of sensory ... Read more...
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Brains left hemisphere helps us hear through the noise
November 15th, 2007 - 5:10 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Nov 15 (ANI): A new study has found that the brain's left hemisphere is the reason why we are so good at picking up speech even in a noisy roomThe ... Read more...
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