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Memory capacity of brain is 10 times more than previously thought
Posted in Science on 21st Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller
'Our new measurements of the brain's memory capacity increase conservative estimates by a factor of 10 to at least a petabyte, in the same ballpark as the World Wide Web.'
IBM research thinks it's solved why the brain uses so much energy
Posted in Science on 20th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller
About 90 percent of the energy consumed by the brain is unaccounted for, which is a considerable amount given that the brain takes 20 percent of the body's total energy.
Researchers develop dissolvable wireless sensors to monitor brain injury
Posted in Hardware on 19th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller
Researchers have developed biocompatible brain implants that can monitor brain injury before completely dissolving.
Weak electrical field found to carry information around the brain
Posted in Science on 19th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller
In a development that could lead to improved understanding of memory formation, scientists have discovered a new way information may be traveling throughout the brain.
Lucid Dreaming May Help Us Unravel the Mystery of Consciousness
Posted in Science on 17th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller
lucid dreamers have the ability to experience awareness during their dreams by "re-awakening" some aspects of their waking consciousness.