neuroscience

Zika virus used to treat aggressive brain cancer

Posted in Medicine on 6th Sep, 2017
by Alex Muller

A harmful virus that can cause devastating brain damage in babies could offer up a surprising new treatment for adult brain cancer, according to US scientists.

This is how your brain tells time

Posted in Science on 31st Aug, 2017
by Alex Muller

Your mind is constantly counting: the rhythm of your speech, the minutes until your next snack...

Musk startup 'to spend 00m' linking human brains to computers

Posted in Business on 29th Aug, 2017
by Alex Muller

Filing shows Neuralink company has raised almost $27m so far from 12 investors - but Musk denies it is seeking outside backers.

High-Speed 'Brain Modem' Could Restore Vision, Speech, and Movement

Posted in Hardware on 29th Aug, 2017
by Alex Muller

Paradromics, a California-based startup, is designing a high-speed brain-computer interface with broad implications in prosthetics.

Computer Approaches Human Skill for First Time in Mapping Brain

Posted in Science on 20th Aug, 2017
by Alex Muller

Washington State University researchers have developed a computer algorithm that can accurately map brain networks from electronic microscopy images.