Simon Makin

3 weeks ago | spektrum.de | Simon Makin

Maschinelle Übersetzung Lesedauer ca. 2 Minuten DruckenTeilen Nickerchen: Ohne Schlaf zur besseren LeistungEin »künstliches Nickerchen« könnte die gleiche Wirkung auf das Gehirn haben wie Schlafen. Forschende zeigen, dass auch eine elektrische Stimulation die Kognition verbessert. Exklusive Übersetzung ausEin Nickerchen verbessert unsere Gedächtnisleistung, unsere Lernfähigkeit und die Wahrnehmung. Doch was wäre, wenn wir all diese Vorteile genießen könnten, ohne tatsächlich geschlafen zu haben?

4 weeks ago | scientificamerican.com | Simon Makin

What if we could obtain the memory, learning and perception benefits of “power naps” without actually sleeping? A recent study in Science suggests that at least some of our primate cousins can. Researchers showed that brief naps (without rapid eye movement, or REM, sleep) improved macaques’ performance on a visual-perception task.

1 month ago | scientificamerican.com | Simon Makin

This article is part of Nature Outlook: Vision, an editorially independent supplement produced with financial support from Astellas Pharma. About this content. The use of reflected sounds to navigate, known as echolocation, is a behaviour most associated with bats, whales and dolphins, but other species also use the sensory technique — including humans. It was once thought that only blind people could excel at echolocation, but research has shown that anyone can learn the skill.

1 month ago | nature.com | Simon Makin

The use of reflected sounds to navigate, known as echolocation, is a behaviour most associated with bats, whales and dolphins, but other species also use the sensory technique — including humans. It was once thought that only blind people could excel at echolocation, but research has shown that anyone can learn the skill. Lore Thaler, a neuroscientist at Durham University, UK, spoke to Nature about her efforts to make echolocation training more accessible. How does human echolocation work?

1 month ago | sciencenews.org | Simon Makin

Imagine seeing cake in a virtual world, then tasting it. Researchers have taken a step toward that reality with a device that delivers virtual tastes by squirting chemicals onto the tongue. The system, called “e-Taste,” can detect chemicals in foodstuffs and wirelessly transmit this information to a device that delivers the same or equivalent chemicals to a user’s tongue.