Dogs understand what and how they say things, according to a study by experts at the Eotvos Lorand University in Budapest, Hungary, where dogs underwent brain scans while receiving orders from their coaches.
The aim of the research, published in the journal Science, was to determine which parts of the brain used the dogs to understand human language.
“humans love to talk with the dogs all the time,” said principal investigator of the study, animal behavior specialist Attila Andics, the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
“But there is little information on what dogs take all that, how they interpret our words. you just processed the tone of our words or also the vocabulary? “delcaró. During the tests the scientists found that dogs intonation process with the right hemisphere and words with the left hemisphere of the brain. That is, like human beings.
In addition, determinaro that beyond intonation dogs recognize specific words used frequently by their coaches. However, looking at the area of the brain reward found that the response of the animals was greater when the accolades were accompanied by a positive tone.
This means that dogs “not only separate what we say about how we say, but also can combine the two to interpret correctly what these words mean “as advertised BBCMundo.
The oldest fossil known it would be that of a microbial formations found in Greenland have about 3,700 million years, as now described in a study published by Nature.
This new finding advances in 220 million years considered the first fossil evidence of the existence of life on Earth, dated 3,480 million years ago and found in the craton Pilbara, in northwest Australia.
An Australian team of experts, headed by Allen Nutman University of Wollongong discovered fossils of stromatolites type sedimentary -formaciones created by the growth of microorganisms-layers 1.4 centimeters high.
The discovery was kept in metamorphic rocks in the so-called Isua Greenstone Belt (southwest Greenland) that had previously been dated to an age of 3,700 million years, a time when the earth was bombarded by asteroids and was still undergoing training.
Fossils, which came to light due to the recent thaw in an area of perennial snow, it is believed that were deposited in a shallow marine environment, the study says.
Various tests, such as details of chemistry, sedimentary structures and the presence of minerals in the rocks, suggest that stromatolites were formed from living organisms.
These findings are consistent with studies on the genetic molecular clock that places the origin of life on Earth in more than 4,000 million years ago.
The South Korean company announced in Berlin two models, the Gear S3 frontier and Gear S3 classic, waterproof, with GPS and equipped with a strong based on Gorilla Glass display technology, while the Taiwanese firm unveiled a smartwatch with Android Wear and three physical buttons
on the left, the clock Samsung Gear S3 Frontier, 4G LTE connectivity, accompanied by S3 Gear Classic.
At the IFA fair in Berlin Samsung renewed its line of smart watches with Gear S3 will be available in the Frontier and Classic versions. They are the direct successors of Gear S2 that the company introduced last year and which were launched in February in Argentina.
The new generation is equipped with a circular Super AMOLED screen with a resolution of 360 by 360 pixels, 278 dpi and has a permanent display function on. In addition, the glass used has the Gorilla Glass SR + technology Corning, and is the first of its kind within the range of smart watches South Korean company.
The updated line Gear S3 have 4GB internal memory, 768 MB of RAM and use Tizen operating system. It has Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, NFC and GPS, and version Frontier offers mobile connectivity 3G and 4G LTE, which allow you to receive and make phone calls from the smartwatch.
The Gear S3 also feature speedometer, gyroscope, barometer and light sensor. With a battery of 380 mAh, the Samsung Gear S3 can achieve a range of up to four days on a charge.
The new generation of watches Samsung are compatible with Android phones from version 4.4 KitKat or higher , which have at least 1.5 GB of RAM.
Asus ZenWatch 3, the Android Wear smartwatch with three physical buttons.
Asus also took the quote from Berlin to renew its smartwatch line with ZenWatch 3. This model is betting on Android Wear and is distinguished from the offer in this segment by incorporating three physical buttons . It possesses an inner Qualcomm Snapdragon 2100 processor, designed for wearable devices, and has a fast charge 60 percent of the battery in 15 minutes. At this point the company ensures that the autonomy of use is up to two days with a full charge.
3 has a circular ZenWatch 1.38 inches with a resolution of 400 by 400 pixels screen, and expected to go to market in Germany and the United States in ocutbre to $ 255
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. today unveiled the Gear S3 , a striking and innovative smart watch ( smartwatch ) further solidifying Samsung’s leadership in categories of wearables. Inspired by traditional watches and the art of watchmaking, the Gear S3 combines timeless design with the latest in mobile phone technology, which includes water resistance rated IP68, mobile payments *, connectivity LTE (long term evolution ) and speaker and GPS (Global positioning system) integrated, making it the perfect additional item to any collection of watches.
The Samsung Gear S3 is available in two designs that adapt to the lifestyles of different users: frontier and classic (classic). Inspired by the active explorer, S3 Gear frontier suggests a robust aspect of the outdoors with a timeless style that combines form and function. The model was designed frontier to carry out its functions in any environment – whether business or leisure. The classic S3 Gear pays tribute to minimalism, with an elegant style found in most iconic watches. The classic model was designed with meticulous attention to detail – with its size and shape chosen to achieve the same consistency and balance of a well-crafted luxury watch
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“With Gear S3, we continue to build our heritage of portable accessories and / or wearables to offer various options to enhance the unique lifestyles of consumers,” said Youngshee Lee, Executive Vice President of Global Marketing and Business Device Accessories Portable and / or Wearable, Mobile Communication Business, Samsung Electronics. “The Samsung Gear Samsung S2 achieved a significant evolution in the category of smart watch (smartwatch) with a face custom clock and a versatile rotating bezel that provided an intuitive experience smart watch. Now with the new Gear S3, we expanded our collection of Gear and present not only a great smart watch, but also a great clock. With intelligent capabilities and sophisticated and elegant design, the Gear S3 marks a significant addition to our portfolio of smart watches further. “
Commenting during exposure Gear S3 at the IFA in Berlin, Ariel Adams of ‘aBlogtoWatch’ commented: “I’ve always had a fascination with intricate detail found in luxury watches. With the Gear S3, Samsung is targeting the level of craftsmanship that helps define the refined watches – from the intuitive contrast rotating bezel surface finish. The Gear S3 is a smart watch that gives lovers a compelling watches to consider a device that links the traditional design with digital technology reason. “
Design
In a quest to uncover what really defines a clock, Samsung got the inspiration from manufacturers around the world, with particular attention to the skills and art of assembling a highly complex yet delicate and watch. Influenced by the craftsmanship of traditional watches, Gear S3 based on intensive research and surveys of consumers, industry leaders and experts worldwide watch was created. Every feature, from the circular bezel finish and top quality buckles, has imagined repetitively to cause the appearance of a classic watch. In addition, the Gear S3 supports bracelets 22mm watch so consumers could easily customize your watch to match any clothes or special occasion.
“With Gear S3, we seek to integrate tradition and technology, leading to the forefront an immensely intelligent smartwatch. the great clock face was inspired by the styles emerging from the watch brands of the highest quality in the world. A classic watch combined with the latest innovations in technology, Gear S3 is designed to survive the test of time, “he said Yvan Arpa, designer watches luxury in Switzerland, who was involved in the design process Gear S3 .
Gear enjoy carefree S3
In addition to its elegant appearance, Gear S3 meets the IP68 classification standards for water resistance and provides military-grade durability, so consumers can spend their day, regardless of weather conditions. For the first time in the Gear series, the S3 Gear Corning® Gorilla® Glass introduces the SR +, which is specifically designed for portable devices and / or wearables to provide a stronger, more scratch resistant and stronger viewer.
The display full-color, Always On Display (AOD) with 16 million colors and the Super AMOLED the S3 Gear smart watches other technology still difference. AOD always shows the time automatically instead of dissipating into the blackness, impersonating a face of sophisticated watch that mimics the look and feel of a luxury analog clock.
The rotating bezel Gear brand S3 enhanced with new features. Without touching the screen, users can accept or reject a call or put the alarm clock snooze button. Adding to these features, writing on the screen, messages are automatically converted into text. Users can also create short reminders and task lists to handle even the most hectic schedules with the application of Reminders (warnings).
The Gear S3 offers comfort with a simple flick of the wrist, allowing users to leave their smartphone back when you do not need to have on hand. The built-in GPS (Global Positioning System) functionality allows users to monitor accurately their daily fitness activities while the Alti / Barometer and the speedometer allow users to monitor everything from the altitude and atmospheric pressure to the sudden changes in time, distance traveled and speed.
Never miss another phone call with the LTE connection * making its debut with Samsung smart watch in S3frontier Gear. Adding to this, with the built-in speaker, users can activate voice messaging and listening to their favorite songs. With a battery that lasts up to four days with a single charge, users can desfrutar their music, make calls and stylish alardearse your smart watch longer.
Samsung brings a new version of its smart watch, with a sleeker design, GPS, Spotify and large.
The Samsung Gear S3 comes in two models (Frontier and Classic), but none of both reflects the sporty look that had previous generations, while maintaining the rotating bezel that we both liked the Gear S2.
the main difference between the Samsung Gear S3 Frontier and Gear S3 Classic is in the details.
for example, the Frontier has buttons S3 Gear almost flat and rotating bezel includes numbers, while the S3 Classic Gear has more sticking out buttons and only includes stripes on its rotating bezel.
In addition, S3 Gear bring a stainless steel body, but the Frontier has a black body and the Classic has one silver.
In addition, the Samsung Gear S3 Frontier bring a band plastic purchase smart watch, while the S3 Gear Classic will bring a leather band. Both models use bands traditional 22mm, so they can be changed without much trouble.
On the other hand, although the two smart watches Samsung will have Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity, the Gear S3 Frontier will have a version additional 4G LTE, allowing, for example, can do streaming music from Spotify directly from the watch, besides being able to receive calls or access information from your apps without having to have it connected to your cell .
all S3 Gear bring a new integration of Spotify, with a design that is much more like what you find in the mobile app and everyone can do streaming music when they connected to the cell, but also has 4GB of internal storage for you to spend your favorite music from your phone to watch.
This is the watch Samsung Gear S3 Frontier.
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the two clocks Samsung Gear S3 look very elegant When you press the buttons or broken the rotating bezel, you’ll notice without doubt that this is a device more premium . in addition, different parts of the watch integrate different textures, showing the attention to detail that was Samsung with these watches.
also, thanks that the Super AMOLED screen now can reproduce more colors, clock faces are even more vibrant and allow to always on screen reproduce more colors, although the brightness and contrast is reduced.
in addition the watch is waterproof (IP68) to 1.5 meters deep for up to 30 minutes and other durability that allows the clock endure extreme temperatures and more than a blow. Even the smart watch Samsung brings new resistant glass scratches Corning, Gorilla Glass SR +.
So far everything looks great, but actually one of the problems perceived during the time that tried is that they are considerably larger.
instead of being like Gear 42mm S2, the S3 is 46mm Gear. It may be that the difference in numbers is not very noticeable, but in everyday use the large clock shows. In addition, the Gear S3 is also thicker, from 11.4mm to 12.9mm.
The Gear S3 keeps the heart rate sensor.
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also, the clock now weighs 62 grams instead of 47 grams of the regular version of Gear S2.
the thickness is also very noticeable, unless you compare them with Gear S2 3G was quite thick. the good news is that Samsung says that the thickness of the watches should not vary much, despite . to have 4G LTE
the Gear S2 is much more compact and better suited to the curvature of the wrist, especially when you have a giant doll; it was one of the most compact smart watches that had <. / p>
the Samsung Gear S3 is larger mainly because of its new metal case and because it has a battery of 380mAh, which promises to deliver up to four days of use. Samsung says this duration represents up to 30 percent increase compared to the Gear S2, since the version with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth had a battery of 250mAh, while the version with LTE had a battery of 300mAh.
The clock Gear Samsung S3 includes a Exynos 7270 dual-core 1.0GHz, 768MB RAM, brings heart rate sensor, running Tizen processor and is compatible with Android phones. Samsung told CNET in Spanish that compatibility with iOS not yet available.
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What are some of the most important developments?
GPS : the Samsung Gear S3 now integrates GPS to enable you to monitor the routes that you do when you run or ride bicycles, as well as to give more information to apps
Samsung Pay with NFC and MST: the Gear S3 brings the system of mobile payments completico Samsung, this means you can make payments via NFC, plus magnetic technology MST extending compatibility and is its main advantage over other payment systems such as Apple pay and Android pay the Gear S2 only offered mobile payments with NFC
Speaker and microphone:.. the microphone it is not entirely new, but the addition of the horn allows to speak directly on the clock. Even Samsung promises called HD
More resistant. The Gear S3 is waterproof and extreme situations
Streaming <. / em> music with Spotify. Although only available independently in the Gear S3 Frontier with 4G LTE, this feature allows you to go jogging listening to music from the Internet without using your cell
the display offers more colors, even when it is on always : the Super AMOLED display brings more colors and wide reproduction of them in mode . always on
more than 15 new clock faces: The Gear S3 brings new designs of clock faces and integrate more functions or interactivity between them.
Reply drawing: You can reply to messages drawing on the screen with your finger
New features battery saving. Al 15 percent of battery can continue to receive notifications, but the brightness and other functions are reduced. At 5 percent, the Gear S3 only has the clock function, but can offer up an extra daylong
Nest is app. One of the major new additions to the platform is the app Nest that lets you control the thermostat from your watch, in the same way as if you did from the app on your cell
Other new apps. SOS ADT, app Uber now integrates Uberpool and BMW for smart cars
New design. Your design looks and feels much more elegant, but is quite large
on the other hand, Gear S2 also receive some of the novelties of Gear S3 not dependent on the hardware. According to Samsung, the S2 Gear receive new apps, including Spotify’s new app.
Samsung Pay comes with NFC and MST a smart watch.
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Pricing and availability
the Samsung Gear S3 will be available in the fourth quarter and, although expected to be more expensive than the Gear S2, the company has not revealed its price.
the Gear S2, Gear S2 Classic and Gear Fit 2 shall available. the Gear S3 come to complement the portfolio of wearables Samsung.
First printing
the Samsung Gear S3 looks great and rotating bezel feels even better in use. the addition of GPS allows the watch to become a device that can be used more often.
on the other hand, the battery is always something we receive with open arms, but larger size, and possibly its highest price make this watch a device that can not consider all.
With Gear S3, Samsung introduces the Tizen ecosystem integration with BMW. So with the BMW connected app, consumers can receive, on the screen of your watch, alerts on fuel level, when it’s time to leave home, among other functions.
(Caracas, Aug. 31. Noticias24) .- If you always talk to your dog and you wonder if you will understand, because you can and be happy because A group of scientists unveiled . that canines understand absolutely everything you tell them
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A scientific study published in the journal Science, University Eotvos Lorand of Budapest, said that dogs understand what we say and how we say it “they process information like humans. Dogs interpret words with the left hemisphere of the brain, and interpret the tones right.
In this sense, scientists discovered that effectively understand when they are welcomed if words and tones that match are used, whereas “if we say a nonsense word encouragingly, there will be no response from they. This gives a significant result: not only understand the tone, but also what is said “
Researchers prepared by training 13 dogs to perform this experiment.” they were kept still for seven minutes to practice them a brain MRI. The aim was to check brain activity while his coach was talking about. The result was clear, praise only works as a bonus if the intonation is consistent with the meaning “.
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The file hosting service in the cloud Dropbox required its active users since 2012 to change their password the next time they log on, as a “preventive measure” security.
“We do this solely as a preventive measure , there is no indication that your account has been accessed inappropriately,” he said the company through its official blog.
However, at the end of the statement, specified that safety equipment Dropbox, “as part of increasing efforts” to detect new threats, discovered a series of accounts “( e-mail and passwords ) that were” obtained in 2012 “.
” Our analysis suggests that the accounts are linked to an incident we disclose at that time, “the company said, without providing further details.
on July 31, 2012, Dropbox had suffered a” hacking “to communicate in good time with the clarification that it was not an attack on their own services, but access to usernames and passwords stored in third party sites linking to your dropbox.
According to the statement, quoted by the Telam agency, the company said that based on a monitoring threats and the way in which guarantee the security of passwords, “do not believe” that none of the accounts have been accessed so inappropriate.
You can check online if the account was robbed, and not only in this service by web created for the purpose by a security expert.
What if the account was a victim of theft? The single most urgent that the user can do is to change your password in the setup menu Dropbox and ensure that the two-step verification is enabled.
As an additional advice, it is recommended to user do not use the same password in different services to at least limit the damage in case of identity theft.
Improved support for 4K content and virtual reality, thanks to its energy efficiency will allow laptops less than 10 mm thick
Intel today unveiled officially renewal of its PC processors, which come to replace Skylake, and enliven the seventh generation of processors Core ( i3, i5 or i7, depending on performance); It is also the third step in the new update rate processor; Intel historically applied a rate of two steps (new architecture, then a refinement of it, and back again), but now extends times three instances.
Kaby Lake is, as Skylake, a chip made with 14 nanometer technology, and is aimed, above all, notebooks and equipment 2 in 1 (notebooks that turn into tablets). In addition to overall improvements in performance, processor, according to Intel, more efficient when processing content at 4K resolution and video at 360 degrees, and improve support for virtual reality (where Intel seeks to have, from the year next, a leading role).
the company says the new processors are ten times more efficient than the first Core processor (measuring performance per watt consumed), against 8 times more efficiently than has Core 6th generation. And this reduced energy consumption (and do not require fans to cool the chip) will create notebooks less than 10 mm thick, which hit the market later this year. The HP Spectre, the thinnest so far is 10.4 mm.
and AMD? The company is completing its new Zen platform that says, offers 40% more performance than the previous generation, with a maximum consumption of 100 watts (TDP) against 140 watts of Intel Broadwell-E; in fact the company insists that energy efficiency is a key point in the design of the chip, partly because it no longer has a mobile line and another for desktop, to focus all their efforts into a single family of processors. This new architecture of AMD, however, will not be available until early 2017.
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“Nice, handsome, cute, well …” usual blandishments that can be regales your dog to show her how much you love him . And he probably understands it immediately, but it turns out that the animal not only understands the meaning of your words, but also the intonation with which you have spoken. That is, it is not the same as a “beautiful” said with affection and joy, promise of caresses, pampering, food or some other reward, said the same expression as the speaker of time. And your pet is able to distinguish it.
According to a new study published this week in the journal Science, the brain of our best animal friends processes both what we say and how we say it. Like people, dogs use the left brain to process words and a right-brain region for intonation. In addition, the praises activate the reward center of the dog only when words and intonation match.
The results of a group of Hungarian research suggest that the neural mechanisms for processing word evolved much earlier than is I thought, and are not unique to the human brain. Thus, they suggest that if an environment is rich in speech, as in the case of domestic dogs, representations of the meaning of words can arise in the brain, even in a non-primate mammal that is not able to speak.
“During speech processing, there is a distribution job well known in the human brain. the work of the left hemisphere is mainly process the meaning of the word, while the right hemisphere is processed intonation . the human brain not only analyzed separately what we say and how we say it, but also integrates the two types of information to reach a unified meaning, “says Attila Andics, Department of Ethology of the Eotvos Lorand University in Budapest. “Our findings suggest that dogs can also do all that, and use very similar brain mechanisms.”
the researchers trained thirteen dogs to lie completely still on a scanner fMRI brain. This technique “provides a noninvasive and safe measurement dogs enjoy way,” says Marta Gácsi, ethologist and one of the study authors.
Then the team measured the brain activity of the dogs listen to the speech of his coach. “the dogs heard words of praise in a tone of praise, words of praise in a neutral intonation and neutral words with no meaning for them, both in intonation of praise as neutral. Then look for brain regions that differentiate between meaningful words and nonsense, or between intonations of praise and neutral “describes Anna Gábor, also a member of the study.
The images of brain activation showed that dogs they prefer to use their left brain to process meaningful words. This bias to the left was also present at weak and strong levels of brain activations, and was independent of intonation. Dogs activate an area of the right brain to distinguish between intonations to praise and rest. This was the same auditory region of the brain that this group of researchers previously found in dogs for emotional processing of sounds that are not speech of dogs and humans, suggesting that processing mechanisms intonation are not specific for speech.
Andics and colleagues also found that the active praise the reward center of the dogs, the brain region that responds to all types of pleasurable stimuli, such as food, sex, mimes, or even pleasant music in humans. But the reward center was activated only when the dogs heard the words of praise with proper intonation. “This shows that for dogs, a good compliment can work very well as a reward, but it works better if words and intonation agree. So the dogs not only differentiate what we say and how we say it, but they can also combine two things for a correct interpretation of what those words really mean. again, this is very similar to what the human brain, “sums Andics.
researchers say this study is the first step in understanding how dogs interpret human language, and these results can also help make communication and cooperation between dogs and humans is even more efficient. the results also shed light on the appearance of words during evolution language. “the only unique ability of researchers is to invent new words,” says Andics.
NASA, in collaboration with other agencies, has discovered the most distant galaxy cluster known so far, about 11,100, a finding that reverses the formation of clusters of galaxies about 700 million light years from Earth years.
This galactic grouping, called “CL J1001″ may have been captured just after birth, a brief but important stage of evolution never seen before, said today US space agency (NASA, for its acronym in English) said in a statement.
The galactic cosmic superstructure clusters are formed by thousands of galaxies that remain cohesive by dark matter and gravity.
“This galactic grouping is not only remarkable for its distance, is also experiencing a sudden growth we have never seen,” he explained in note Tao Wang, who led the study and belongs the Commission of Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies of France (CEA).
The core of the “CL J1001″ contains 11 large galaxies, nine of which are experiencing an “impressive” increase in the birth of stars.
In particular, these stars are forming in the heart of galactic grouping at a rate that is equivalent to more than 3,000 dollars per year.
This is a “remarkable” index highlights NASA, even for galactic clusters that are almost as distant, and therefore they are so young, as the “CL J1001″.
“It seems we captured this galactic grouping a key precisely phase at the time in which he went from a loose collection of galaxies at a young but fully formed galactic cluster,” said David Elbaz, another of the study authors and CEA.
Before this finding only had been loose collections of galaxies, known as proto-clusters, at distances greater than the “CL J001″.
The results suggest that elliptical galaxies in galaxy clusters like this may form their stars for shorter and more violent than elliptical galaxies that are outside groups explosions.
also suggest that much of the star formation in these galaxies occurs after forming a group and not before.
“We believe that we will learn a lot about the formation of clusters and galaxies containing studying this new. Let’s find new examples,” explains Alexis Finoguenov, University of Helsinki (Finland) and also author of the study.
The discovery was made possible thanks to information gathered by a large group of space observatories, including Chandra and Hubble telescope NASA and others from other agencies such as the European (ESA) .
Scientists have found evidence to support what many dog owners have long believed. The man’s best friend does understand some of what we say
Researchers in Hungary scanned the brains of dogs while these heard talking to his coach in order to try to determine what parts of his brain were using.
they found that dogs processed words with the left hemisphere and use the right to process the tone, as we do people.
More importantly, only registered dogs that were being praised if the words and tone were positive. When they were told nonsense words but encouraging, or words meaningful voice in a neutral tone, did not show the same effects.
“The brain of the dogs they care what we say and how they say, ” said Attila Andics, a neuroscientist at the Eotvos Lorand University in Budapest and lead author of the study in an email. “The praise can function as a reward only if the meaning of the word matches the intonation used ”.
Andics said the findings hint at the mental capacity to process language evolved earlier than it was believed previously, and that what distinguishes humans from other species is the invention of words.
Although it is likely that other species also possess the mental ability to understand language like dogs, their lack of interest in human discourse difficult prove said Andics.
the dogs, on the other hand, have socialized with humans for thousands of years, which means they are more attentive to what people they say and how they say.
the researchers captured images of the brains of 13 dogs making use of a technique known as fMRI functional magnetic resonance imaging or, for its acronym in English, which records brain activity.
the dogs border collies -six five golden retrievers, a German shepherd and a Chinese Crested were trained to stand still in the scanner for seven minutes so that they perform the tests. The animals were conscious and untethered while listening to the voice of their coaches through earphones.
“The most difficult aspect of training is that dogs understand that standing still means you really can not move in at all, ” said Andics, who published their findings in the journal Science.
BERLIN (AP) – Scientists have found evidence to support what many dog owners have long believed: man’s best friend does understand some of what we say in Hungary Researchers scanned the brains of. dogs while they listened to speak to their manager in order to try to determine what parts of his brain were using.
they found that dogs processed words with the left hemisphere and use the right to process the tone, such and as we do people.
More importantly, only registered dogs that were being praised if the words and tone were positive. When they were told nonsense words but encouraging, or words meaningful voice in a neutral tone, did not show the same effects.
“In the brains of the dogs they care what we say and how tenths “said Attila Andics, a neuroscientist at the Eotvos Lorand University in Budapest and lead author of the study in an email. “The praise can function as a reward only if the meaning of the word matches the intonation used.”
Andics said the findings hint at the mental capacity to process language evolved earlier than that previously believed, and that what distinguishes humans from other species is the invention of words.
Although it is likely that other species also possess the mental ability to understand language like dogs, their lack of interest in human discourse prove difficult, said Andics. dogs, on the other hand, have socialized with humans for thousands of years, which means they are more attentive to what people tell them and how is the say.
the researchers captured images of the brains of 13 dogs making use of a technique known as functional magnetic resonance imaging or fMRI, for its acronym in English, which records brain activity. -six dogs border collies five golden retrievers, a German shepherd and a chino_ crested, were trained to stand still in the scanner for seven minutes so that they perform the tests. The animals were conscious and untethered while listening to the voice of their coaches through earphones.
“The most difficult aspect of training is that dogs understand that standing still means you really can not move in all, “said Andics, who published their findings in the journal Science.
Although dog owners the results may not surprise them, from the scientific perspective is” surprising “apparently meaning word is processed in the left hemisphere of the brain of dogs, said Brian Hare, associate professor in evolutionary anthropology at Duke University who was not involved in the research.
Gregory Berns, a neuroscientist at the University Emory, he cautioned that the study involved a small number of dogs. Before concluding that this is definitive evidence in the prosecution of the words, “they should have sought other evidence in the brain,” he said by email
Image copyright Enik Kubinyi / Eotvos Lorand University Image caption for the study used 13 seven minutes trained to stay still while scanning their brains dogs.
The science seems to have failed to demonstrate a suspicion with those who live with dogs: these animals understand what and how you will say things.
That is the conclusion reached experts Eotvos Lorand University in Budapest, Hungary, someti Eron dogs to brain scans while receiving orders from their trainers.
the aim of the research, published in the journal Science , was to determine which parts brain used and what understand human language.
“humans love to talk with the dogs all the time” , said principal investigator of the study, animal behavior specialist Attila Andics, the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
“But there is little information on what to take dogs from all that, how they interpret our words. You just processed the tone of our words or even the vocabulary?”.
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption dogs recognize specific words and intonation, experts say.
What they discovered is that dogs intonation process with the right hemisphere and the left hemisphere words . That is, like human beings.
As if this were not enough, able to determine that, beyond intonation, dogs recognize specific words used frequently by their coaches.
However, looking at the brain’s reward area found that animal response was greater when the accolades were accompanied by a positive tone .
Image copyright Eotvos Lorand University Image caption One of the study dogs during scanning called functional magnetic resonance imaging.
According to Andics, this means that dogs “not only separate what we say about how we say it, but also can combine the two for interpreting correctly what these words mean “.
The 13 dogs studied were trained to stand still for 7 minutes while listening to their coaches through headphones and carrying out the scanning procedure called functional magnetic resonance imaging.
Because of the small sample, the Hungarian researchers will continue to analyze the understanding of dogs.
A study conducted by Hungarian researchers and published in the journal Science , has confirmed that dogs not only understand what we say, but even can differentiate the tone in which we speak them. Specifically, research has determined that the neural mechanisms that process the words evolve much earlier than previously thought and are not unique to the human brain.
Conclusions. the study results show that “for dogs, a good compliment can work very well as a reward, but it works even better if word and intonation match” said professor Attila Andics, Eötos Loránd University of Budapest. According to the expert, “dogs not only differentiate what we say and how we say it, but also combine both for a correct interpretation of what those words really mean.”
Similarities cebreros between humans and dogs. the study further suggests that in an environment where much is spoken, as in the case of a dog living with a family, the representations of the meaning of words can arise in the brain. It should be noted that dogs, like people, use the left brain to process words and the right to identify the intonation with which say. So the brains of people not only analyzed separately what is said and what is said but also integrates these two pieces of information to reach a unified meaning. “Dogs can do the same and to do this they employ very similar brain mechanisms,” says the expert.
How did these conclusions? The study involved thirteen dogs, they were still in a functional magnetic resonance apparatus (fMRI) brain scans in order to conduct non-invasively and painlessly, which served to measure brain activity of the animals while listening to the voice of their coaches. The animals heard words of praise were uttered with neutral and flattery, and other words that had no meaning for the animals but those with the same intonations intonation
a group of astronomers has detected a peculiarly strange signal coming from a star 94 light set just years of the solar system. For now it is unknown what causes it, talking of the possibility that it is a natural anomaly or the signal from an alien civilization. The first option is the most likely.
The signal was detected using the RATAN-600 radio telescope located in the Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia, and astronomers describe it as “a pretty strong signal towards the planetary system HD164595 “located in the constellation Hercules.
the signal detection took place last May 15, 2015 by a team of international astronomers, and the finding will be discussed at the conference of the Standing Committee . SETI on 27 September 2016
at which detected the strange strong signal on 15 May 2015. Picture:. Bursov
it is possible, according to the study in which the finding (led by astronomer NN was published Brusilov), the signal comes from an extraterrestrial civilization looking to make contact, whether such an advanced civilization that managed to exploit the potential of the star of your system (Kardashev II type) or one that managed to exploit 100% potential of its mother planet (Kardashev I type).
However, an astronomer at the SETI @ home dedicated to the search for extraterrestrial life project is not completely excited about this discovery. In fact, he says that in SETI @ home have detected similar signals that have proven to be one thing. A natural anomaly
And is that unfortunately we can not take this finding as evidence that extraterrestrial life exists. It could simply be an astronomical anomaly caused by a stellar call or an effect caused by a gravitational lens.
So before talking about aliens and alien megastructures we must consider that the simplest explanation might be correct. [Via Centauri Dreams / SETI @ home]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption WhatsApp is the most widespread messaging app in the world.
Even all the consequences that will have to WhatsApp share the phone number of your users with Facebook are not known, but many already feel ” betrayed “.
When the messaging application was acquired by the giant founded by Mark Zuckerberg in 2014, this” assured that he would remain as a separate service, “he recalled Pamela Clark-Diskson, technological consultancy Ovum , told the BBC.
now many feel that the app is “abusing their trust” , stressed the expert.
But while WhatsApp is the preferred tool to communicate in Latin America and Spain -according to a study SimilarWeb, a company based in London that analyzes user participation in websites and applications, released in May- is not the only one.
And here are six alternatives allow you to follow hiding your phone contacts to Facebook.
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption If you want to continue to keep your “mobile anonymity” to Facebook, there are other instant messaging systems beyond WhatsApp.
All are available for iOS and Android operating systems .
1. Telegram
This application founded by Russian tycoon Pavel Durov already has millions of users around the world and is also popular in Latin America.
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Telegram does not ask phone number to register in the app.
It is entirely free and does not include paid subscriptions.
As for its use, is very similar to WhatsApp although provides additional features and configuration options .
in addition, you do not have many advertising- fear now is that WhatsApp is filled with anuncios- and does not require provide . the phone number
But it has a disadvantage in WhatsApp: not make calls
2.. Viber
Unlike Telegram, Viber other allows voice calls and videoconferencing .
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Viber contains advertising and asks for a phone number to identify the user.
That’s one of its strengths.
And so is the fact that permits, once bought credit, call conventional phones.
in turn, allows for group conversations with up to 100 users and offers the ability to customize each chat.
on the other hand, contains advertising and asks a phone number to identify the user, but then do not share it with Facebook.
3. WeChat
This application developed in China is the leader of the Asian market and has more than 600 million active users.
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption WeChat is the leading application in Asia.
To use it you need to register and to do so, one of the data to be provided compulsorily is the phone number.
Although a once registered can decouple telephone contact account at any time.
the app is free but contains ads .
lets you chat, make calls and to video calls.
But also, from it you can ask for a doctor’s appointment, pay taxes or book a taxi.
So, is a combination of WhatsApp, Facebook, Uber even Tinder as it also functions as a dating app.
4. Line
Line is perhaps the alternative best known by the general public.
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption there is also a version of Line for the computer.
And according SimilarWeb is the fourth messaging application most used in the 187 countries analyzed, including several in Latin America.
Among the credentials to present rival WhatsApp as is the option to make voice calls.
also, not only can be used in the cell, but also there is a version computer .
5. Hangouts
Hangouts is a communication platform developed by Google and has instant messaging.
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption to use Hangouts must have a Google account.
But in addition to sending text messages, allows voice calls and video conferences with up to 10 people simultaneously .
it comes preinstalled on most phones with Android operating system, but to use it you must have a Google account.
6. Facebook Messenger
You can not want that Facebook knows your phone number, but it may interest you messaging options it offers.
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Facebook Messenger is almost as popular as WhatsApp.
And is that Facebook Messenger might be your alternative to WhatsApp, provided the users with whom you want to communicate also belong to the social network .
in fact, it is the most widespread application in the world after WhatsApp, according to research by SimilarWeb.
it also allows video calls and establish group conversations.
So while WhatsApp application is the most popular instant messaging, there is life beyond it.
Dogs use the same areas of the brain to process human language, he discovered a team of scientists.
Dogs process words with the left hemisphere, and interpret the tone with the right hemisphere, according to a study published in the journal Science.
They found that dogs identified that are complimenting them only when the words and tone match, resulting in activity in both brain areas.
This seems to confirm what many had long believed owners: man’s best friend cares what we say and how we say it.
The findings suggest that the ability of dogs to process language evolved earlier than previously believed initially said the chief investigator Attila Andics an expert in animal behavior Eotvos Lorand University in Hungary.
What makes it unique human communication is the invention of words said Andics, and not the ability to process them.
(CNN) – When Lucy Fossil best known in the world, was discovered in a stream of Ethiopia in 1974, provided a new perspective on the life of the first human ancestors ago 3180000 of years. The image of the skeleton was complete, which is estimated at 40% and is considered the best representation of their species, Australopithecus afarensis- became an icon.
But how ended in a stream? Lucy could be considered one of the oldest unsolved cases in the world
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Forty-two years after the discovery, researchers at the University of Texas at Austin now believe that found in the vicinity of where he died.
“When we think of any fossil we work, we know that in all cases came from an individual who born, raised, and then he died, “said John W. Kappelman, professor of anthropology and lead author of a new study on Lucy. “But it’s rarely the case that the skeleton actually preserve evidence of how the person died. What we propose here is the first hypothesis, and have had for 42 years, about how he died. I do not know anyone else who has done that. “
the original fossil and CT scans of fractures in the skeleton paint a more vivid than what happened in the last moments of life of Lucy portrait, and although it was probably fast, was not without pain . The new study hypothesizes that reads like a report of a coroner, so Lucy’s bones seem more real than ever.
What happened to Lucy?
Lucy was small, about one meter high and 27 kilos. The analysis of the skeleton and teeth shows that had reached maturity, but as chimpanzees, species matured young. Kappelman estimated was 15 or 16 years old.
Given its size, predators like hyenas, jackals and saber-toothed cats would have posed a threat to Lucy. So chances are that Lucy took refuge in trees, Kappelman said. It is possible that escalate only occasionally for security or nest in them every night. Based on data on the nesting habits of chimpanzees, an average height of 14 meters makes them feel safe.
Lucy stood standing up straight with feet, knees and similar hips ours. If I had seen walking in the distance, you might think that Lucy was a human being by its silhouette. But up close, had a small head, a comparable brain size to that of a chimpanzee, longer arms and hair covered his entire body.
Bridging the gap between human and chimpanzee, Lucy had fingers and toes slightly curved, with ankles and shoulders phones that provided more range of motion. Even with those skills, she would have been better walking to climbing.
Maybe Lucy was frightened by a predator, or maybe she was asleep or preparing for the night. Perhaps he saw some fruit and wanted to find food. Either way, this is what happened next Kappelman believes.
A 14 meters high, Lucy fell from his tree, fully conscious. He fell to the ground quickly to 56 kilometers per hour and hit the ground feet first, causing an impact through his body and created fractures in the ankles, knees, hips and shoulders. The internal organs were probably bugged by this “water hammer effect”. Lucy leaned forward and instinctively put his hands to break the fall, creating fractures in the bones of the arms as well. It would probably be his final act conscious.
He twisted his right, landing especially on that side. That turn broke his neck and tilted her head. Unconscious, broken and bleeding, he lays on the bed of a stream. If water was present at the time, gently he moved the body over a short distance, taking naturally to its final resting place as members of their own species did not.
It has been over two years since Facebook acquired the instant messaging application WhatsApp, for about USD 22 million and the integration between the two online services continues to advance. One of the last steps in this process was the change between the terms and conditions of service messaging , which allows the social network access users .
the information that the application share with social network is, first, the number of phone . What Facebook seeks with this is to compare the number of WhatsApp with which already has registered in its database and each of the users delivered at the time of registration.
Facebook ensures that you are looking for a better way to attack unwanted content and unsolicited messages that reach users. However, the social network is still looking for ways to monetize your investment .
What does this mean? First, it will not be (yet) ads in Whatsapp. In the official blog of the application this is specified clearly “do not allow still type ‘banner’ third-party ads in WhatsApp.; in the future we will explore ways for you and different stores can communicate using WhatsApp, for example, exchanging information requests, transaction and quotations, delivery notifications and sending “.
Facebook also wants to be able to expand its network and to establish better connections between members of the same. The thought is that having access to the phone number, Facebook can make better suggestions from friends and set its number of unique users more sure .
Another thing you will have access to Facebook is the number of times users have used the application. The idea behind this is to measure the behavior users traces general, ie not going to see what has made a particular person but the times and places where ‘app’ is most commonly used.
Matthew Carpenter, CEO of the Central Digital and expert company communication strategies in social networks, ensures that the main implication of this change in the policies of use of the service is a integration deeper between Facebook and WhatsApp.
“When we use services like Facebook create prints digital. As the service is free to the user, the platform uses that footprint to provide advertising services to be sustained, “says Carpenter.
This could have implications for privacy people. “In many cases, the terms and conditions of the platform dictate that our fingerprint belongs to owner of the platform, in this case Facebook, and not us. Therefore, it is difficult to talk about privacy on Facebook, the social network that provides little guarantee that can or should offer a service Private ; its existence depends on monetizing our information “, concludes Carpenter.
However, those who wish not to share such information may choose not to do so. In the application just go to the tab Settings and, from there, to the Account option. Then you must access information Share my Account and clear the option.
The last few months have been full of rumors about Apple’s next flagship phone. One spoke of the possibility that the iPhone 7 present the week of September 5.
Since that Monday is a public holiday in the United States, the strongest rumors indicated on Tuesday 6 or Wednesday 7 as dates more feasible.
Today, however, came the invitation Apple for journalists, confirming that the presentation of the new iPhone 7 will be on Wednesday, September 7, at 10 am Pacific US in the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium , in San Francisco, California.
the event invitation iPhone in July.
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Although the wave of rumors has repeatedly mentioned that could be up to three phones, the most recent comments point to two models: the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. Despite being the shift of an integer iPhone (unlike the S models), is not expected to be radical changes in the external design of the device, as was the case of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, which represented major changes against the iPhone 5S.
Although possibly maintain its design, other important changes such as the addition of an iris scanner is expected to unlock the phone camera rear double (as is becoming common with some phones logo), new colors (there is talk of a darker shade of black or blue), besides the typical upgrades to power the processor, screen resolution and memory (eventually eliminating the storage 16GB version). It has also been much talk about the possibility that Apple remove the headphone jack in favor of a single USB Type C input One important change would be to extend the battery life.
Of course, CNET in Spanish will bring you all the details of the new phone – or phone – that Apple will unveil the September 7, 2016 at 10 am Pacific time.
The group brings together European national regulators approved a regulation on net neutrality in Europe. A document that is intended to prevent service providers blocks or filters, according to their interests, the traffic generated by content producers such as Facebook, Spotify, Google etc, according appropriated the Spanish newspaper El Pais.
since October 2015, the European community is mired in a debate on the Internet, and the principle of neutrality, according to which the content on the network must be accessible to all without prioritizing each other.
Although the new regulations the principle of neutrality there are loopholes that could facilitate some service providers broadband modify data traffic according to their interests is maintained.
companies can slow or speed downloading applications, documents or services in accordance with the rules coined terms such as special services, zero-rating, class discrimination and prevention of traffic congestion. These concepts leave gaps as organizations for the free movement of data on the network restrict freedom of consumer choice, promote monopolistic practices and feed censorship. The written text does not specify what criteria are to define “special services”. With this euphemism Internet providers can create two-way data transmission. A fast and a slow
The problem is that it does not define what these services are not specified which should not be of an economic nature , which a large company could pay to go on the fast track, while startups, small businesses that start from scratch growing potential of the Internet, no longer have the opportunities they have today, they would remain in the slow track with all the services that can not pay. Moreover, this gap could also allow operators create service packages at will, benefiting or harming certain content.
Activists who participated in Save The Internet, international companies such as WordPress, Netflix, Reddit, Tumblr , Vimeo or Kickstarter, and personalities such as Tim Berners Lee (creator of the World Wide web), had fought for a series of amendments that were rejected should be included
