neuroscience

Clinical Review: Psilocybin therapy could be significantly better than current psychiatric treatments

Posted in Medicine on 14th May, 2017
by Alex Muller

Psilocybin is the primary mind-altering substance in magic mushrooms.

Cannabis extract could reverse brain's decline in old age

Posted in Medicine on 10th May, 2017
by Alex Muller

Regular low doses of THC dramatically boosted memory and learning in older mice, say scientists, who plan a clinical trial in humans later this year.

Software firms are actively seeking 'neurodiverse' employees

Posted in Science on 8th May, 2017
by Alex Muller

Everyones brain operates differently, and these companies hope to leverage the strengths in those differences to improve the software development process.

Scientists think Facebook and Elon Musk are way too optimistic about mind-reading tech

Posted in Science on 30th Apr, 2017
by Alex Muller

Ambitious promises this month about how fast their new research projects into human telepathy could yield big scientific breakthroughs.

Anti-dementia drugs will soon start clinical trials

Posted in Medicine on 23rd Apr, 2017
by Alex Muller

Many neurodegenerative diseases involve the production of faulty proteins.