La fleur et sa pensée méchante
Demand me your questions
Demand me your questions
(Source: smilesbiggg)
Distya Taufiq
If Dogs Could Talk of the Day: In a supposedly groundbreaking study, Gregory Berns at Emory University has taken brain scans of dogs that were fully awake to try to figure out what they’re thinking. MRIs measured the dogs’ responses to human signals:
In the first experiment, the dogs were trained to respond to hand signals. One signal meant the dog would receive a hot dog treat, and another signal meant it would not receive one. The caudate region of the brain, associated with rewards in humans, showed activation in both dogs when they saw the signal for the treat, but not for the no-treat signal.
But as any dog owner knows, of course their pets know what behavior will be rewarded with treats … if dogs could talk, they’d be telling us this study was a waste of time and money.
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“ I am one of the searchers. There are, I believe, millions of us. We are not unhappy, but neither are we really content. We continue to explore life, hoping to uncover its ultimate secret. We continue to explore ourselves, hoping to understand. We like to walk along the beach, we are drawn by the ocean, taken by its power, its unceasing motion, its mystery and unspeakable beauty. We like forests and mountains, deserts and hidden rivers, and the lonely cities as well. Our sadness is as much a part of our lives as is our laughter. To share our sadness with one we love is perhaps as great a joy as we can know - unless it be to share our laughter. We searchers are ambitious only for life itself, for everything beautiful it can provide. ”
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