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How Does the Brain Recognize a Face?
November 1, 2007The smile of the Mona Lisa may remain forever ineffable, but at least now science can measure the difference between the real thing and its many imitations. A team of neuroscientists including Irving Biederman, the holder of… more>
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How Sweet It Is
October 1, 2007About three years ago, Casey Donovan, professor of kinesiology in USC College, had hit a wall. His groundbreaking research into the body’s physical sensors for hypoglycemia — how the body knows when there is too… more>
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Chemical That Acts Like a Fuel Gauge
July 1, 2007The concept that a drop in blood sugar triggers a craving for food is best understood just before lunchtime. But exactly how the process unfolds has proven difficult to explain, even on a full stomach. Solving the puzzle… more>
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Good Taste Is No Accident
June 1, 2007Want to take away that bitter taste in your mouth? Wish your children could stomach cod liver oil? New USC research unveils the workings of taste cells and suggests a way to make them work for you. A group led by USC College… more>
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Moral Judgment Fails Without Feelings
March 1, 2007Consider the following scenario: A runaway train car is heading for several workers, who will die if nothing is done. You are on a footbridge over the tracks, next to a large stranger whose weight could stop the train car… more>
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USC Groups Attend Neuroscience Meeting
October 17, 2006Highlights from presentations by USC researchers at the Society for Neuroscience’s annual meeting this week and next in Atlanta, Ga. Estrogen Plays Both Sides on Alzheimer’s Hormone replacement therapy can… more>
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USC College Neuroscientist Tapped for Endowed Chair
October 1, 2006Scholar Zhong-Lin Lu, co-director of the Dana and David Dornsife Cognitive Neuroscience Imaging Center, has been named the William M. Keck Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience in USC College. The chair, which is endowed by the W.M.… more>
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Brain’s Action Center Is All Talk
September 18, 2006Neuroscience is tackling a problem that obsessed Hamlet: What is the difference in our minds between talk and action? Less than you would expect, an international research group reports in the Sept. 19 issue of Current… more>
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Thompson to Join National Science Board
June 22, 2006President George W. Bush has nominated prominent USC neuroscientist Richard Thompson to the National Science Board. The 24-member board may be the most influential science policy group in the country, directing the National… more>
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Neuroscience Research Institute Launched
November 1, 2005New University Park-focused Institute replaces the Program in Neural, Informational and Behavioral Sciences By Eva Emerson November 2005 Neuroscientists describe learning as a process in which new experiences lead to a… more>
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