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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

ScienceDaily: Strange Science News

ScienceDaily: Strange Science News

Vibrating steering wheel guides drivers while keeping their eyes on the road

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 11:23 AM PDT

A vibrating steering wheel is an effective way to keep a driver's eyes safely on the road by providing an additional means to convey directions from a car's navigation system, researchers have shown.

Mysterious 'monster' discovered by amateur paleontologist

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 09:17 AM PDT

For 70 years, academic paleontologists in Cincinnati have been assisted by a dedicated corps of amateurs. One such amateur recently found a very large and very mysterious fossil that has paleontologists amazed.

Neuroeconomics: Studying brain responses gives marketers increased ability to predict how people make decisions

Posted: 24 Apr 2012 06:55 AM PDT

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is typically used by medical professionals to visualize the internal structures of the human body. By using MRI to study the brain, researchers found a method to characterize how the different regions of the brain function in concert to enable people to anticipate and respond to competitors' behavior.

Neurological changes can happen due to social status, crayfish study shows

Posted: 19 Apr 2012 12:39 PM PDT

Researchers have discovered that in one species of freshwater crustaceans, social status can affect the configuration of neural circuitry. They found that dominant and subordinate crayfish differ in their behavioral responses when touched unexpectedly, and that those differences correlate with differences in neural circuits that mediate those responses.
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