brain
Alzheimer's preventative drug hope
Posted in Medicine on 13th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller
Scientists have detected a number of drugs which could help protect against Alzheimer's disease, acting like statins for the brain.
Preservation of a rabbit brain with new cryonics procedure
Posted in Science on 10th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller
The Small Mammalian Brain Preservation Prize was won after a protocol was able to preserve an entire rabbit brain with very well-preserved ultrastructure.
How to weld neurons with a laser
Posted in Science on 10th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller
The technique could lead to new research and treatment methods, including physical reattachment of severed neurons right after injury, the researchers say.
Powering brain implants without wires with thin-film wireless power.
Posted in Science on 9th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller
Avoids risk of infections through skull opening and leakage of cerebrospinal fluid, and allows for free-moving subjects and more flexible uses of brain-computer interfaces.
CMU announces research project to reverse-engineer brain algorithms
Posted in Software on 7th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller
A Human Genome Project-level plan to make computers learn like humans.