Neuroscience goes punk? I’m a teenage lobotomy! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. No one wants to leave from their brain scan looking like Joey Ramone! But that bulky headgear for electroencephalograms is a guaranteed bad hair day. How can we make E-E-G’s … cooler
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As the childhood tune goes: your nose brain’s connected to your… ear brain?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Why do certain culinary aromas make our ears perk up? Nathan Vogler and team at the University of Pennsylvania investigated. They identified a direct connection between
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Is the key to better sleep… Enzyme fight club?!? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. In tonight’s main event: Kinase vs Phosphatase! Kinases add specific molecules to other proteins, while phosphatases undo the work of the kinases. The activity balance of these proteins can determine
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We can all use a helping … finger? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Even doctors make mistakes. We’re all human after all! Or at least for now…Dun! Dun! DUN! Enter robots – good robots – and Hongbo Wang’s team at the University of Science
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