March 12, 2013
Mohenjo
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Birds can sing. They can dance. And they may even experience an emotional response to music similar to humans.
A new study from Emory University in Atlanta found that when birds hear birdsong, their brains show activity similar to that seen in humans when they listen to music.
“We found that the same neural reward system is activated in female birds in the breeding state that are listening to male birdsong, and in people listening to music that they like,” Sarah Earp, an Emory undergraduate who co-authored the study with neuroscientist Dr. Donna Maney, said in a written statement.
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A Bengalese finch outfitted with headphones. Research on how the birds learn to sing may lead to better human therapies for vocal rehabilitation.
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January 6, 2013
Mohenjo
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business, celebrities, climate, Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, entertainment, huffingtonpost, literature, medicine, mental-health, my own experience with stroke, My Stroke of Insight, neuroscientist, Oprah's, politics, quotes, research, Science, Science News, Soul Series, technology, TedTalks, time, travel, vacation, Video
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Before 2008, everything I did had something to do with mental health. I’m a neuroscientist, and I was all about understanding how we create our perception of reality, and understanding what’s going on in the brains of people who experience hallucination and delusion.
But then I gave a TEDTalk about my own experience with stroke. Within weeks of delivering that talk in 2008, my life changed and the repercussions still resonate loudly in my world. My book, My Stroke of Insight, has been translated into 30 languages. Time and Oprah’s Soul Series came calling.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-jill-bolte-taylor/neuroscience_b_2404554.html?ir=TED+Weekends&ref=topbar
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