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2011
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New research identifies changes in spinal cord compression
December 16, 2011Research from The University of Western Ontario is now looking beyond spinal cord injuries in patients to better understand what is happening in ...
We changed our name!
November 01, 2011As of November 1, 2011, the Centre for Brain and Mind will be known as The Brain and Mind Institute. This change in our designation by the ...
Brain research predicts premeditated actions
June 29, 2011Over the course of the one-year study, human subjects had their brain activity scanned using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) while ...
Humour lends insight into vegetative state
June 06, 2011Owen says, “Although our study looked at the brain’s response to jokes, our reasons for doing that were very serious. One of the main ...
Neural Correlates of Natural Human Echolocation in Early and Late Blind Echolocation Experts
May 25, 2011A small number of blind people are adept at echolocating silent objects simply by producing mouth clicks and listening to the returning echoes. ...
Seeing through sound: How a tongue click gave one man independence
May 13, 2011Kish has developed an amazing ability to navigate by echolocation – similar to bats and dolphins. It’s a skill University of Western ...
Right-handers, but not left-handers, are biased to select their dominant hand
March 08, 2011The vast majority of humans – over 90% – prefer to use their right hand for most skilled tasks. For decades, researchers have been ...
The 2011 Western Award of Excellence Presentation to Haitao Yang
January 27, 2011Computer system administrator, Department of Psychology Haitao Yang is one person a lot of folks count on. His focus remains on software ...
Why things just don't add up for some students
January 14, 2011Dr. Ansari and his colleagues study neurological deficits that make it so hard for some children to learn arithmetic, the subtle differences ...
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