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Noah Gray
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- January 14, 2008
- 05:26 PM
- 219 views
Monkeys master mental math
by Noah Gray in Action Potential
Researchers explore how well a non-human primate can do math in its head.... Read more »
Cantlon, J., & Brannon, E. (2007) Basic Math in Monkeys and College Students. PLoS Biology, 5(12). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0050328
- December 18, 2007
- 04:44 PM
- 230 views
Learning from your horrible mistakes
by Noah Gray in Action Potential
Those with a particular genetic isoform of the D2 dopamine receptor will not learn as well from their mistakes.... Read more »
Klein, T., Neumann, J., Reuter, M., Hennig, J., von Cramon, D., & Ullsperger, M. (2007) Genetically Determined Differences in Learning from Errors. Science, 318(5856), 1642-1645. DOI: 10.1126/science.1145044
- December 4, 2007
- 04:02 PM
- 218 views
Antidepressants and caloric restriction, what's the connection?
by Noah Gray in Action Potential
Author found that an anti-depressant was able to extend lifespan.... Read more »
Petrascheck, M., Ye, X., & Buck, L. (2007) An antidepressant that extends lifespan in adult Caenorhabditis elegans. Nature, 450(7169), 553-556. DOI: 10.1038/nature05991
- November 28, 2007
- 02:11 PM
- 219 views
Cells reverting back to their youth
by Noah Gray in Action Potential
3 significant papers involving stem cell engineering came out at the same time and demanded attention.... Read more »
Takahashi, K., Tanabe, K., Ohnuki, M., Narita, M., Ichisaka, T., Tomoda, K., & Yamanaka, S. (2007) Induction of Pluripotent Stem Cells from Adult Human Fibroblasts by Defined Factors. Cell, 131(5), 861-872. DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2007.11.019
Yu, J., Vodyanik, M., Smuga-Otto, K., Antosiewicz-Bourget, J., Frane, J., Tian, S., Nie, J., Jonsdottir, G., Ruotti, V., Stewart, R.... (2007) Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Lines Derived from Human Somatic Cells. Science, 318(5858), 1917-1920. DOI: 10.1126/science.1151526
Byrne, J., Pedersen, D., Clepper, L., Nelson, M., Sanger, W., Gokhale, S., Wolf, D., & Mitalipov, S. (2007) Producing primate embryonic stem cells by somatic cell nuclear transfer. Nature, 450(7169), 497-502. DOI: 10.1038/nature06357
- November 21, 2007
- 06:37 PM
- 207 views
Infants inherently interpret intentions?
by Noah Gray in Action Potential
Analyzing the social evaluation skills of pre-verbal infants.... Read more »
Hamlin, J., Wynn, K., & Bloom, P. (2007) Social evaluation by preverbal infants. Nature, 450(7169), 557-559. DOI: 10.1038/nature06288
- November 20, 2007
- 06:11 PM
- 241 views
Genetic control of intelligence
by Noah Gray in Action Potential
Study proposes that in order to achieve the benefits of nursing on intelligence, a particular allele of the metabolizing enzyme FADS2 is required.... Read more »
Caspi, A., Williams, B., Kim-Cohen, J., Craig, I., Milne, B., Poulton, R., Schalkwyk, L., Taylor, A., Werts, H., & Moffitt, T. (2007) Moderation of breastfeeding effects on the IQ by genetic variation in fatty acid metabolism. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 104(47), 18860-18865. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0704292104
- October 24, 2007
- 02:54 PM
- 264 views
Patience, fairness and getting the girl
by Noah Gray in Action Potential
Testing chimps in a head-to-head test of patience with humans.... Read more »
Rosati, A., Stevens, J., Hare, B., & Hauser, M. (2007) The Evolutionary Origins of Human Patience: Temporal Preferences in Chimpanzees, Bonobos, and Human Adults. Current Biology, 17(19), 1663-1668. DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.08.033
- August 22, 2007
- 05:08 PM
- 384 views
What kept Einstein smart…
by Noah Gray in Action Potential
Assessing whether Baby Einstein videos can actually harm linguistic development in infants.... Read more »
ZIMMERMAN, F., CHRISTAKIS, D., & MELTZOFF, A. (2007) Associations between Media Viewing and Language Development in Children Under Age 2 Years. The Journal of Pediatrics, 151(4), 364-368. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.04.071
- August 7, 2007
- 02:38 PM
- 275 views
Politicking for a mate
by Noah Gray in Action Potential
Exploring the intricate politics involved in chimp hierarchies...... Read more »
Duffy, K., Wrangham, R., & Silk, J. (2007) Male chimpanzees exchange political support for mating opportunities. Current Biology, 17(15). DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.06.001
- July 30, 2007
- 05:43 PM
- 327 views
Another way for the sirtuins to enhance longevity
by Noah Gray in Action Potential
Controlling the activity of SIRT2 can be protective against Parkinsonian pathology involving α-synuclein... ... Read more »
Outeiro, T., Kontopoulos, E., Altmann, S., Kufareva, I., Strathearn, K., Amore, A., Volk, C., Maxwell, M., Rochet, J., McLean, P.... (2007) Sirtuin 2 Inhibitors Rescue -Synuclein-Mediated Toxicity in Models of Parkinson's Disease. Science, 317(5837), 516-519. DOI: 10.1126/science.1143780
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