brain
The strange case of the man with two hearts
Posted in Medicine on 5th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller
When a man was fitted with a new heart, his mind changed in unusual ways. Why? The answer reveals a surprising truth about all our bodies.
Wireless brain sensor could unchain neuroscience from cables
Posted in Science on 5th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller
The technology is designed to enable neuroscience research that cannot be accomplished with current sensors that tether subjects with cabled connections.
Customize your emotions with a device; coming in 2015
Posted in Science on 2nd Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller
What Thync hopes to do, in 10 minutes or less, is create in its users nothing less than a desired state of mind, or mode, ranging from calm to creative to energetic.
Scientists identify promising off-switch for chronic pain
Posted in Medicine on 2nd Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller
Scientists have identified the A3 receptor in the brain as a potential off-switch for chronic pain.
Carnegie Mellon researchers identify brain regions that encode words, grammar, story
Posted in Science on 30th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller
Analyzing multiple subprocesses of the brain at the same time is unprecedented in cognitive neuroscience.