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Visualization: or (visualisation), is any technique for creating images, diagrams, or animations to communicate a message. Visualization through visual imagery has been an effective way to communicate both abstract and concrete ideas since the dawn of humanity.
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APR 13, 2015Neuroscience
In a feat that would have been unachievable only a few years ago, researchers at UC San Francisco have pulled aside the ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 10, 2015Health & Medicine
Getty Images last year created a new online image catalog of women in the workplace -- one that countered visual stereot ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 09, 2015Neuroscience
Why are some people able to master a new skill quickly while others require extra time or practice? To find the answer, ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 07, 2015Neuroscience
When managing, assigning each task to a specialist is often the most efficient strategy. Most researchers regard the bra ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 06, 2015Neuroscience
Too many brain cells spoil the learning. So says a study by UC Santa Barbara's Scott Grafton and colleagues at the Unive ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 03, 2015Neuroscience
Scientists have gifted navigational skills to blind rats by wiring them with a compass that sends electric signals to th ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 01, 2015Chemistry & Physics
Physicists have shed light on the intricate dynamics underpinning a mysterious tongue condition that has been puzzling t ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 01, 2015Plants & Animals
Humpback whales are renowned for their ability to produce songs of remarkable beauty, complexity, and duration. But scie ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 30, 2015Neuroscience
After six years of painstaking research, a UCLA-led team has validated the first standardized protocol for measuring one ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 09, 2015Neuroscience
A University of Otago researcher is part of an international collaboration that has developed an exciting and expansive ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 06, 2015Genetics & Genomics
When salmon, salamanders or other aquatic animals poop or shed skin cells, they leave behind traces of their DNA in the ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 05, 2015Immunology
A team of infectious disease computer modelers at the University of Pittsburgh have launched a free, mobile-friendly too ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 05, 2015Neuroscience
The brain relies on the stabilizing mechanism called "homeostasis" to compensate for erratic shifts and spikes in its ne ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 02, 2015Space & Astronomy
Normally thought of as one of the more "boring" galaxies, J1430+1339, also known as the Tea Cup galaxy, is giving astron ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 26, 2015Plants & Animals
While we would all like to believe that our pets greet us at the end of the day because they remember us as their best a ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 25, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have shown that small molecules can "hijack" enzyme function in mice, suggesting a possible preventive mechan ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderFEB 23, 2015Neuroscience
Crucial DNA difference between humans and chimps boosts brain size in mice.
The size of the human brain expan ...Written By: Greg CruikshankFEB 11, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have created a hyper-fast, super-scalable software that shortens from weeks to mere hours the time needed to ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeJAN 05, 2015Immunology
While our immune system counts on the production of antibodies to spot and sap bacteria and viruses, it does not stockpi ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeDEC 09, 2014Technology
The aging process affects everything from cardiovascular function to memory to sexuality. Most worrisome for many, howev ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderOCT 29, 2014Genetics & Genomics
The BLUEPRINT consortium-a high-impact European research initiative-aims to help us better understand the mechanisms of ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAUG 07, 2014Cancer
While the best way to cure most cases of cancer is to surgically remove the tumor, sometimes the surgeon may fail to ext ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 14, 2014Videos
RNA interference (RNAi) is an important process, used by many different organisms to regulate the activity of genes. Thi ...Written By: Robert WoodardJUN 27, 2014Plants & Animals
Feared by most but still loved by many, sharks are one of the most fascinating and mystic creatures prowling the Earth&# ...
APR 13, 2015
Neuroscience
In a feat that would have been unachievable only a few years ago, researchers at UC San Francisco have pulled aside the
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 10, 2015
Health & Medicine
Getty Images last year created a new online image catalog of women in the workplace -- one that countered visual stereot
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 09, 2015
Neuroscience
Why are some people able to master a new skill quickly while others require extra time or practice? To find the answer,
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 07, 2015
Neuroscience
When managing, assigning each task to a specialist is often the most efficient strategy. Most researchers regard the bra
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 06, 2015
Neuroscience
Too many brain cells spoil the learning. So says a study by UC Santa Barbara's Scott Grafton and colleagues at the Unive
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 03, 2015
Neuroscience
Scientists have gifted navigational skills to blind rats by wiring them with a compass that sends electric signals to th
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 01, 2015
Chemistry & Physics
Physicists have shed light on the intricate dynamics underpinning a mysterious tongue condition that has been puzzling t
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 01, 2015
Plants & Animals
Humpback whales are renowned for their ability to produce songs of remarkable beauty, complexity, and duration. But scie
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
MAR 30, 2015
Neuroscience
After six years of painstaking research, a UCLA-led team has validated the first standardized protocol for measuring one
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 09, 2015
Neuroscience
A University of Otago researcher is part of an international collaboration that has developed an exciting and expansive
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 06, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
When salmon, salamanders or other aquatic animals poop or shed skin cells, they leave behind traces of their DNA in the
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 05, 2015
Immunology
A team of infectious disease computer modelers at the University of Pittsburgh have launched a free, mobile-friendly too
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 05, 2015
Neuroscience
The brain relies on the stabilizing mechanism called "homeostasis" to compensate for erratic shifts and spikes in its ne
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 02, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Normally thought of as one of the more "boring" galaxies, J1430+1339, also known as the Tea Cup galaxy, is giving astron
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 26, 2015
Plants & Animals
While we would all like to believe that our pets greet us at the end of the day because they remember us as their best a
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 25, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have shown that small molecules can "hijack" enzyme function in mice, suggesting a possible preventive mechan
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
FEB 23, 2015
Neuroscience
Crucial DNA difference between humans and chimps boosts brain size in mice.
The size of the human brain expan ...
The size of the human brain expan ...
Written By:
Greg Cruikshank
FEB 11, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have created a hyper-fast, super-scalable software that shortens from weeks to mere hours the time needed to
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
JAN 05, 2015
Immunology
While our immune system counts on the production of antibodies to spot and sap bacteria and viruses, it does not stockpi
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
DEC 09, 2014
Technology
The aging process affects everything from cardiovascular function to memory to sexuality. Most worrisome for many, howev
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
OCT 29, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
The BLUEPRINT consortium-a high-impact European research initiative-aims to help us better understand the mechanisms of
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
AUG 07, 2014
Cancer
While the best way to cure most cases of cancer is to surgically remove the tumor, sometimes the surgeon may fail to ext
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 14, 2014
Videos
RNA interference (RNAi) is an important process, used by many different organisms to regulate the activity of genes. Thi
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
JUN 27, 2014
Plants & Animals
Feared by most but still loved by many, sharks are one of the most fascinating and mystic creatures prowling the Earth&#
...