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Founded in 1944, the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science develops philanthropic support for the Weizmann Institute in Israel, and advances its mission of science for the future of humanity.
Oct 03, 2011...
Hot spots aid brain, “exciting, disturbing” study hints.
Millions of receptors in the nose’s smelling organ aren’t scattered at random, a new study say ... Read more
Jan 06, 2011... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—January 6, 2011—Emotional crying is a universal, uniquely human behavior. When we cry, we clearly send all sorts of emotional signals. In a pape ... Read more
Aug 30, 2016...
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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of blindness in people over age 60. About 90 percent of those ... Read more
Mar 20, 2019... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—March 20, 2019—A shot of espresso, a piece of chocolate, or a headstand – all of these have been recommended before taking a big test. The best ... Read more
Jan 04, 2011... In his 20 years as a firefighter and paramedic in Colorado Springs, Bruce Monson, 43, has had his little fist-bumps with death: a burning roof collapsing on top ... Read more
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Aug 28, 2012...
Research suggests basic forms of learning are possible while snoozing. iStockphoto.com
If you’re a student, you may have harbored the fantasy of learning l ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/bats-remember-directions/
Jan 12, 2017... Egyptian fruit bat. In a new issue of Science, Prof. Sarel et al. report on a new functional class of hippocampal neurons in bats, which encode the direction an ... Read more
Nov 23, 2012... Light of all colors or wavelengths combines to form white light. Similarly, sounds of all different frequencies mix to produce white noise. A group of scientist ... Read more
Nov 27, 2017...
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While humans aren’t as smell-dependent as many other animals, studies have shown we respond differently to others when they’re emitting ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/science-tips-january-2010/
Jan 14, 2010... How do the visual images we experience, which have no tangible existence, arise out of physical processes in the brain? New research at the Weizmann Institute ... Read more
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