neuroscience

Ketamine depression treatment 'should be rolled out'

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

Doctors trialling the use of ketamine to treat depression are calling for the treatment to be rolled out.

Musk launches company to pursue 'neural lace' brain-interface technology

Posted in Science on 28th Mar, 2017
by Alex Muller

Neural lace would help prevent humans from becoming 'house cats' to AI, he suggests.

A brain-computer interface for controlling VR with your mind

Posted in Hardware on 23rd Mar, 2017
by Alex Muller

The startup Neurable thinks its brain-computer interface will be fast and accurate enough for playing games in VR.

Vitamin D linked to autism prevention

Posted in Medicine on 20th Mar, 2017
by Alex Muller

Vitamin D plays important role in the development, and prevention, of autism, researchers at the Queensland Brain Institute, UQ have found.

Accelerated brain aging may be in your genes

Posted in Medicine on 19th Mar, 2017
by Alex Muller

Researchers have discovered a common genetic variant that accelerates aging in elderly brains.