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Things that Yoram knows: does the way you walk betray your personality?

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Ze'ev says "I have an innate ability to analyze a person's character based on the way they walk. From early childhood, I stood by the virtue of guessing the character of any person, even from a distance of hundreds of meters, what are their main and prominent character traits" and wonders if he is endowed with a unique virtue
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Navigate in a big way

A new neural code for navigating large spaces was revealed in the "bat tunnel" at the Weizmann Institute of Science
Mouse brain section. The parts illuminated in red - communication pathways between nerve cells that express the mosquito protein. In blue - the cell nuclei

Mosquito on the head

Weizmann Institute of Science scientists have developed a research tool that will shed new light on communication pathways between nerve cells in the brain
Link to the image of the experimental system of E. an island. G-Sense. Photo: Roi Zamir

One of the tasks of the second Israeli in space: an EEG test in space

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Monitoring brain dynamics and cognitive function under conditions of being in space. This is the experiment that will be conducted by the head of the cognitive and brain sciences department at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Dr. Oren Shariki, in collaboration with the Israeli company IG-Sense during Eitan Stiva's stay in space
A smiling chimpanzee. Image: depositphotos.com

Monkeys also have consciousness (and subconscious)

A joint study by researchers from the Hebrew University and Yale University makes it possible for the first time to examine whether awareness and unconscious processes should be lived.
Neurons of a mouse under a microscope. An inhibitory neuron (right) and an excitatory neuron (left)

Keep a balanced mind

Networks of nerve cells grown in the laboratory revealed a new regulatory mechanism that maintains a balance between activation and suppression of brain activity
Lego figures of Homer Simpson and his neighbor Ned Flanders having a barbecue. Note that Symphon holds the instrument in his right hand while Flanders in his left. Flanders is also the owner of a store for left-handed products. Illustration: shutterstock

Things that Yoram knows: left and right

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"The shekel man" asks "how is it that there are right-handed and left-handed people"
Cell phone addiction. Image: depositphotos.com

Attached to the cell phone? May suffer from physical symptoms of stress and anxiety

A new study by the Morris and Gabriela Goldschlager School of Dentistry states that increasing use of smartphones and social networks may lead to sleep problems, drowsiness and a feeling of fatigue during the day, and even teeth grinding and pain in the muscles of the mouth and jaw joints.
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Now it's scientific: dogs love us as much as we love them

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"The discussion is always about what the dog contributes to man, and there are even opinions that accuse humanity of exploiting other species. The innovative research findings of CLEVER DOG LAB and TECH4ANIMALS imply that the dog also benefits from the interaction," said Prof. Anna Zamansky from the University of Haifa
The components of the brain. The cerebellum is shown in gray at the bottom of the head, adjacent to the spine. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The negative consequences caused to the cerebellum as a result of mutation were revealed

Autism Awareness Day. Illustration: depositphotos.com

"A better understanding of the brain mechanisms in autism opens up hope for the development of new treatments"

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In a new study recently published in Nature Communications, the role of one of the distinct genes for autism called POGZ was examined
Montfort system for remote neurological testing. PR photo

The phone's sensors can allow the field of neurology to catch up with the technological gap

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Dr. Haitam Amal, Head of the Laboratory for Neuro-Omics, Signal Transduction, and Translational Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine at the Hebrew University. Public Photo

Advances in understanding brain aging

Dr. Haytam Amal from the Faculty of Medicine developed an innovative method that will lead to the development of targeted treatments for various neurological disorders
Creative thinking. Illustration: shutterstock

The human mind presents: organized noise is the father of invention

A new study by Weizmann Institute of Science scientists offers an explanation for these magic moments, when new ideas sprout in us
ADHD. Illustration: shutterstock

Israeli research: those dealing with attention and concentration disorders will recover faster from Corona

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Researchers from the Hebrew University, the Technion, and the Western Galilee Academic College, and the Netanya Academic College found that children and adults, who suffer from ADHD, may recover faster from COVID-19 compared to the general population, and link this to "evolutionary advantages" that help them cope with the disease
Brain activity in the hypothalamus in response to body odors. The level of activity in women who had repeated miscarriages (pink dots) was higher than in women in the control group (green dots). The laboratory of Prof. Noam Sobel, Weizmann Institute

Relationship between unexplained miscarriages and women's brain response to men's body odor

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In a new study published today in the scientific journal eLife, the researchers from Prof. Noam Sobel's laboratory at the Weizmann Institute showed that women who suffer from repeated and unexplained miscarriages perceive men's body odors differently than other women. These findings may point to new directions in the search for the causes of recurrent miscarriages and their prevention.
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The closure caused a structural change in the areas of stress and anxiety in the brain

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This is according to a study by Tel Aviv University. Before and after the first lockdown, the researchers scanned the brains of 50 healthy subjects in their 30s who had not contracted the corona virus. The results indicate an increase, among other things, in the volume of the amygdala - an area of ​​the brain responsible for emotional regulation
Summer pregnancy. Illustration: shutterstock

The connection between the flu vaccine in pregnancy and autism in the offspring has been ruled out

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A flu vaccine during pregnancy protects the children and women from illness, but does it also have long-term risks? A decade-long follow-up study refutes this.
A device called 'Dormio' advances the study of dreams to a new level. Illustration: Helen Gao, MIT

Dream researchers from MIT were able to communicate directly with a person's dreaming mind and influence its content

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The eye and the optic nerves in the cerebral cortex. Illustration: shutterstock

"The energy budget of the brain is constant - this is the reason why 'perceptual blindness' is caused, which causes accidents"

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Anna Terem, courtesy of the Hebrew University

Why do we remember places where significant events happened, why is it so hard to quit drugs, and how are the questions related?

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Pressure chamber in a hospital. Photo: shutterstock

Innovative treatment in a pressure chamber may improve the cognitive function of healthy elderly people

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Fruit bat. Photo: Prof. Yossi Yuval, Tel Aviv University

The city bat and the village bat - always move in a straight line

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A study of fruit bat movement in the Hula Valley. Photo: Prof. Ran Natan, Hebrew University

Two Israeli studies on the ability of bats to build a cognitive map are featured in the Science cover today

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La Rinconada in the Peruvian Andes. One of the hardest places to live in the world (Axel PITTET - Expedition 5300©)

panic for oxygen

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