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DARPA Funding Brain-Computer Interfaces For Blindness, Paralysis and Speech Disorders
Posted in Hardware on 12th Jul, 2017
by Alex Muller
BCIs could allow us to read the thoughts of others and improve our capacity for learning.
Carbon nanotubes found safe for reconnecting damaged neurons
Posted in Science on 7th Jul, 2017
by Alex Muller
Multiwall carbon nanotubes could safely help repair damaged connections between neurons by serving as supporting scaffolds for growth or as connections between neurons.
Sharp focus on Alzheimer's may help target drugs
Posted in Science on 6th Jul, 2017
by Alex Muller
Abnormal deposits that build up in the brain during Alzheimer's have been pictured in unprecedented detail by UK scientists.
'Mind reading' technology identifies complex thoughts, using machine learning and fMRI
Posted in Medicine on 4th Jul, 2017
by Alex Muller
By combining machine-learning with fMRI brain imaging technology, scientists have discovered, in essence, how to 'read minds.'
Video games can change your brain
Posted in Games on 1st Jul, 2017
by Alex Muller
Studies investigating how playing video games can affect the brain have shown that they can cause changes in many brain regions.