neuroscience
Can Consciousness Be Explained by Quantum Physics?
Posted in Science on 3rd Aug, 2021
by Alex Muller
New knowledge of quantum fractals could provide the foundations for scientists to experimentally test the theory of quantum consciousness. If quantum measurements are one day taken from the human brain, this could help researchers decide whether consciousness is a classical or a quantum phenomenon.
Google and Harvard map brain connections in unprecedented detail
Posted in Medicine, Science, Software on 6th Jun, 2021
by Alex Muller
The human brain is the most ridiculously complex computer that’s ever existed, and mapping this dense tangle of neurons, synapses and other cells is nigh on impossible. But engineers at Google and Harvard have given it the best shot yet, producing a browsable, searchable 3D map of a small section of human cerebral cortex.
Brain Implant Turns Thoughts Into Text With 90 Percent Accuracy
Posted in Medicine, Reviews, Software on 4th Jun, 2021
by Alex Muller
An amazing study illustrating another solid link between neuroscience and AI
Changes noticeable in Brain fluid that are detectable years before Alzheimer's symptoms arise
Posted in Medicine on 11th Feb, 2021
by Alex Muller
A potential means to identify the earliest mechanisms occurring among APOE4 gene carriers that might contribute to Alzheimer's disease before people develop memory problems.
Coma Patients' Brains Jump-Started With Ultrasound
Posted in Medicine, Reviews on 29th Jan, 2021
by Alex Muller
"This is what we hoped for, but it is stunning to see it with your own eyes. Seeing two of our three patients who had been in a chronic condition improve very significantly within days of the treatment is an extremely promising result."