Science
You can sense not only the sixth finger, but also its length.
The brain allocates neurons that regulate sensation or movement to parts of the body, so it can be said that the brain contains a map of the body, but studies suggest that it may not be so "reliable" at times. In 2016, a scientist conducted an experiment that made subjects think they had a sixth finger on one hand, and another shouted: "Witchcraft!" But the illusion only lasted a very short time. So another research team decided to repeat the experiment and managed to extend the duration of the illusion, which was published in 2020 in the journal Perception. The team then published a new study in 2021 in Cognition: they not only gave subjects the illusion of a sixth finger, but also managed to control the length of their perception of a finger they had never seen before.
By jsyeem shekels3 years ago in Earth
These people never feel full, but the problem lies in their cerebellum.
Prad-Willie syndrome (Prader-Willi syndrome) is a rare genetic disease in which people never feel full. This lack of satiety can lead to severe obesity, which in turn leads to life-threatening diseases. Although the fist-sized cerebellum has never been linked to hunger before, scientists have found that the cerebellum plays a key role in regulating satiety in patients with Prad-Willie syndrome.
By gaisndm Hawkshaw3 years ago in Earth
Issue 5: Optical Telescope Special of LAMOST
Some of you outside the circle may not have heard of them, so let's feel the charm of these big science devices. In this issue we will talk about LAMOST, the full name of Large Sky AreaMulti-Object Fiber Spectroscopy Telescope, that is, the Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopy Telescope, the Chinese name Guo Shoujing Telescope. It is well known that any person's name that can be used to name an important device or road is usually a special contributor.
By Charles C James3 years ago in Earth
Climate Finance in 2022 risk and opportunities
As predicted by some experts, Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) investment will become the “new-bottom line”. The ESG and broader climate finance is propelled by a combination of recent catalyzers, namely, climate regulation becoming more forceful; climate crisis and its economic impact skyrocketing and overall coordination among ESG stakeholders improving. The Green Deal in Europe and the Build Bank Better bill in the US, represent the two biggest global catalyzers for the 2022 ESG investment momentum. Furthermore, the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the US and EU Central Banks taking climate risk more seriously, will position ESG investment as the greatest value generation opportunity in 2022.
By Andrea Zanon3 years ago in Earth
Biden says it will weaken Russia's space program, and Russia responds to freezing cooperation space stations in the United States and Europe.
Cooperation between the United States and Russia is crucial to the construction and operation of the International Space Station. After the Columbia space shuttle disintegrated on its return to Earth in 2003, Russia stepped in to launch astronauts for the United States to the International Space Station. After the decommissioning of the space shuttle in 2011, the United States relied on Russian spacecraft to transport astronauts to and from the International Space Station. It was not until 2020 that the SpaceX manned dragon spacecraft allowed American astronauts to re-enter orbit from the United States mainland. In response to the space cooperation between the United States and Russia, NASA also responded that the new export restrictions will not affect its cooperation with Russia on the operation of the International Space Station. (thepaper.cn, Russian satellite news agency)
By jsyeem shekels3 years ago in Earth
The reason why the heart grows on the left is because of this missing organ.
Why does the heart grow to the left? it starts before it starts to develop. Some genes are no longer present after a few hours of expression during this period. And it is these "retirement" genes that make you and me healthy.
By gaisndm Hawkshaw3 years ago in Earth
We all live in a big bubble, and it created thousands of stars in the night sky.
A bubble spanning 1000 light-years surrounds our solar system, where thousands of young stars are born. It is called a local bubble and is produced by the gorgeous death of stars-supernova bursts-providing conditions for the formation of new stars. However, in the 50 years since its discovery, due to the limitations of observation technology, the overall image of the local bubble has been blurred to astronomers. Recently, someone has finally unveiled its mystery.
By gaisndm Hawkshaw3 years ago in Earth
