neuroscience

How lack of sleep affects the brain

Posted in Science on 27th Jun, 2017
by Alex Muller

Scientists in Canada have launched what is set to become the world's largest study of the effects of lack of sleep on the brain.

Researchers decipher how faces are encoded in the brain

Posted in Science on 11th Jun, 2017
by Alex Muller

Only 205 neurons required per face; findings also have artificial intelligence applications.

Playing a musical instrument could help restore brain health, research suggests

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

A study by neuroscientists involving playing a musical instrument suggests ways to improve brain rehabilitation methods.

Revolutionary Discovery About the Human Brain Could Lead to Second-Gen AI

Posted in Science on 5th Jun, 2017
by Alex Muller

Individual neurons are capable of learning sequences. This has huge potential ramifications for research into learning difficulties and AI.

A noninvasive method for deep brain stimulation

Posted in Science on 3rd Jun, 2017
by Alex Muller

Electrodes placed on the scalp could help patients with brain diseases.