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What is your brain doing when you're trying to remember something?

1174 upvotes • LevTolstoy

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Why did scientists estimate the Opportunity Rover to only last for 90 days, and why did it last for that much longer (14 years)?

1174 upvotes • Lenoxx97

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Do robotic prosthetic limbs work on a two-way or one-way communication system with the brain?

1173 upvotes • SoliloquyGaming

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Do dogs fully understand that humans and dogs are different species?

1172 upvotes • riomhaire

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When under anaesthetic for surgery or else, if a doctor holds open your eyelid, is the brain still registering sight or have your eyes 'shut down'?

1172 upvotes • CharmingHippopotamus

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What would be the implications of finding the hypothetical tachyon particle/ tachyon field?

1172 upvotes • josephabney2014

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What are the differences, if any, (chemically, activity-wise, etc.) in the brain between when having a dream and when having a nightmare?

1171 upvotes • ADudeLikeAnyOther

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Have there been cases in which drug tests on animals yielded promising results, but human trials were catastrophic (e.g. extreme toxicity, death of patients etc.) and, if yes, have we been able to pinpoint the biological difference between that species and humans that made it possible?

1170 upvotes • amarcord

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Is there an absolute maximum value for a magnetic field?

1170 upvotes • RCWobbes

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I often hear about psychological experiments in the past, such as Milligrams, Stanford Prison that could not be done or even replicated today because of informed consent rules. Although obviously informed consent rules are more humane, do they harm psychology as a science?

1170 upvotes • [deleted]

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What is your brain doing when you're trying to remember something?	1174	LevTolstoy
Why did scientists estimate the Opportunity Rover to only last for 90 days, and why did it last for that much longer (14 years)?	1174	Lenoxx97
Do robotic prosthetic limbs work on a two-way or one-way communication system with the brain?	1173	SoliloquyGaming
Do dogs fully understand that humans and dogs are different species?	1172	riomhaire
When under anaesthetic for surgery or else, if a doctor holds open your eyelid, is the brain still registering sight or have your eyes 'shut down'?	1172	CharmingHippopotamus
What would be the implications of finding the hypothetical tachyon particle/ tachyon field?	1172	josephabney2014
What are the differences, if any, (chemically, activity-wise, etc.) in the brain between when having a dream and when having a nightmare?	1171	ADudeLikeAnyOther
Have there been cases in which drug tests on animals yielded promising results, but human trials were catastrophic (e.g. extreme toxicity, death of patients etc.) and, if yes, have we been able to pinpoint the biological difference between that species and humans that made it possible?	1170	amarcord
Is there an absolute maximum value for a magnetic field?	1170	RCWobbes
I often hear about psychological experiments in the past, such as Milligrams, Stanford Prison that could not be done or even replicated today because of informed consent rules. Although obviously informed consent rules are more humane, do they harm psychology as a science?	1170	[deleted]