neuroscience
Lucid Dreaming May Help Us Unravel the Mystery of Consciousness
Posted in Science on 17th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller
lucid dreamers have the ability to experience awareness during their dreams by "re-awakening" some aspects of their waking consciousness.
Cognitive-stimulation experiment suggests new tools for healthy brain aging
Posted in Science on 12th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller
Neuroscientists have developed cognitive-stimulation exercises and tested them in a month-long experiment with healthy aging adults.
Do we have free will?
Posted in Science on 9th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller
Neuroscientists run the ultimate experiment to find out: a "duel" between human and brain-to-computer interface (BCI).
IARPA wants human-like robot brains; at least, brain-like computers
Posted in Science on 8th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller
IARPA is the far-future research projects arm of Americas intelligence agencies, much like DARPA is for the Pentagon.
Not enough sleep may help alzheimers take hold
Posted in Science on 5th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller
Disrupted sleep has long been a common complaint for patients in the early stages of Alzheimers, sometimes decades before they develop noticeable memory loss.