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Key to all optical illusions discovered

" Humans can see into the future, says a cognitive scientist. It's nothing like the alleged predictive powers of Nostradamus, but we do get a glimpse of events one-tenth of a second before they occur.And the...

Omega fatty acids DHA and AA take center stage at Asian Con

"Of particular focus are the omega-3 fatty acid, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), a major structural fat in the brain and retina of the eye, and the omega-6 fatty acid arachidonic acid (AA), which is abundant in the brain and needed for growth and immunity. Berthold Koletzko,...

Baby Blindness Gene Discovered

Leber Congenital Amaurosis (LCA), the most common form of blindness in infants and children affects approximately 1 out of 35 000 births [source], accounting for 5% of all hereditary retinal degenerations...

6 Reasons Why You Should Eat Sea Foods

"Although the link between seafood consumption and improved health has been known for decades, a number of recent studies are shedding new light on the many health benefits of the omega-3 fatty acids found in fish. Considered essential nutrients because the body does not make...

Biometrics Gone Wild - Flyin' Naked, A New Form Of Auto ID :: MAXINE

"Forget about fingerprint, facial, retina, vein pattern, hand ... smile, ear, nose, kneecap, elbow identification recognition ... well, you get the idea. Let's implement X-RAY Full-Body identification, after all,...

Fully Implantable Artificial Retina

""It has potential as a neuroprosthetic that can be fully implanted," Zaghloul told New Scientist. The chip could be embedded directly into the eye and connected to the nerves that carry signals to the brain's...

Eye Transmits to Brain at Ethernet Speed (SPACE.com / LiveScience.com)

" Ker Than LiveScience Staff Writer LiveScience.com Fri Jul 28, 8:15 AM ET Using a retina plucked from the eye of guinea pigs as a model, scientists estimate that our eyes transmit visual information to our brains at about the same rate as an Ethernet connection. The finding...

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