neuroscience
Brain-scanning software blocks your notifications while you are busy
Posted in Science on 9th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller
If your mind is busy, the software can quiet the beeping of your devices so you can actually concentrate.
Scientists Turn Skin Cells into Brain Cells, Using Alzheimer's Patients
Posted in Science on 8th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller
Scientists have turned human skin cells into neurons. They hope that their technique could one day help rejuvenate failing tissues in the brains of Alzheimer's patients.
Gene Therapy Makes Near-Blind Patients See by Strengthening Neural Connections
Posted in Medicine on 6th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller
Gene therapy restored vision to blind patients by strengthening visual pathways from the retina to the brains visual cortex.
A precision brain-controlled prosthesis nearly as good as one-finger typing
Posted in Medicine on 5th Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller
May allow people with ALS or spinal cord injuries to communicate faster and more accurately.
Thync review: A drug-like, brain-zapping wearable?
Posted in Hardware on 3rd Aug, 2015
by Alex Muller
Here's a gadget completely unlike anything we've used before. Meet Thync, a wearable that zaps your brain to change your mood.