Science News for Kids » cognition http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Wed, 22 May 2013 22:09:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Brain to brain http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/brain-to-brain/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/brain-to-brain/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:20:44 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=15972 Scientists connected the brains of two rats using computer chips and computers. One animal later signaled the other rat’s brain. Credit: K. Zhuang, Lab.of M. Nicolelis, Duke Univ.

Rats brains signaled each other through computers]]> Scientists connected the brains of two rats using computer chips and computers. One animal later signaled the other rat’s brain. Credit: K. Zhuang, Lab.of M. Nicolelis, Duke Univ.

Rats brains signaled each other through computers]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/brain-to-brain/feed/ 0 Exhaled air: A problem in buildings? http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/exhaled-air-a-problem-in-buildings/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/exhaled-air-a-problem-in-buildings/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2012 02:30:50 +0000 Janet Raloff http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14513 Classrooms are one environment where carbon dioxide levels can be high. They’re also one of the last places anyone would want to risk harming reasoning abilities and thought processes. Credit: iStockphoto

New studies suggest carbon dioxide that accumulates in classrooms could limit how well the brain processes information, lead to more student absences]]> Classrooms are one environment where carbon dioxide levels can be high. They’re also one of the last places anyone would want to risk harming reasoning abilities and thought processes. Credit: iStockphoto

New studies suggest carbon dioxide that accumulates in classrooms could limit how well the brain processes information, lead to more student absences]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/exhaled-air-a-problem-in-buildings/feed/ 0 Of fish and brain health http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/moms-to-be-who-eat-a-diet-rich-in-the-right-fish-may-pass-along-benefits-to-their-children/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/moms-to-be-who-eat-a-diet-rich-in-the-right-fish-may-pass-along-benefits-to-their-children/#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2012 15:49:37 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14502 People who eat sharks, like the mako shown here, face the risk of ingesting high levels of mercury, a toxic metal linked to health problems. Credit: NOAA

Moms-to-be who eat a diet rich in the right fish may pass along benefits to their children]]> People who eat sharks, like the mako shown here, face the risk of ingesting high levels of mercury, a toxic metal linked to health problems. Credit: NOAA

Moms-to-be who eat a diet rich in the right fish may pass along benefits to their children]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/10/moms-to-be-who-eat-a-diet-rich-in-the-right-fish-may-pass-along-benefits-to-their-children/feed/ 0