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First as Artificial Neurons Developed for Medical Implants
Posted in Hardware, Medicine, Science on 5th Dec, 2019
by Alex Muller
Artificial neurons on silicon chips that behave just like the real thing have been invented by scientists – a first-of-its-kind achievement with enormous scope for medical devices to cure chronic diseases, such as heart failure, Alzheimer’s, and other diseases of neuronal degeneration.
How Does the Brain Work With Half of it Removed? Pretty Well, Actually
Posted in Medicine on 24th Nov, 2019
by Alex Muller
In a new study, scans of people who had a brain hemisphere removed as children show how the organ adapted.
Brainwave study reveals psychedelic DMT produces "waking-dream" state
Posted in Science on 20th Nov, 2019
by Alex Muller
The new research from Imperial College London capitalized on the short-acting nature of DMT to conduct a temporal investigation into how the drug alters a person’s brain activity across a 20-minute experience.
Lack of key placental hormone linked to autism development
Posted in Medicine on 21st Oct, 2019
by Alex Muller
A new study suggests lowered levels of a pregnancy hormone can increase the thickness of these myelin sheaths, and increase a child's risk of developing autism.
Schizophrenia as whole-body disorder – the 100-year-old idea only now being proven
Posted in Medicine on 2nd Oct, 2019
by Alex Muller
For some time, scientists have observed strong associations between schizophrenia and poor physical health.