neuroscience
Humm unveils wearable that stimulates your brain to improve memory
Posted in Hardware, Medicine on 22nd Aug, 2019
by Alex Muller
The Berkeley, California-based company said it measured a 20% improvement in working memory and a rate of learning that was 120 times faster than a placebo after a 15-minute session with the wearable patch.
Elon Musk’s Brain Tech Startup Is Raising More Cash
Posted in Business, Medicine, Science on 24th May, 2019
by Alex Muller
Neuralink is planning a $51 million funding round as it tries to link human brains to computers.
Age-related memory decline reversed with magnetic pulses to the brain
Posted in Medicine on 19th Apr, 2019
by Alex Muller
"Older people's memory got better up to the level that we could no longer tell them apart from younger people," says Voss. "They got substantially better."
Stanford team develops brain-rejuvenating antibodies that let old mice think like youngsters
Posted in Medicine, Science on 5th Apr, 2019
by Alex Muller
Researchers were able to improve the cognitive function of older mice after blocking a protein's activity on brain cells known as microglia
New drug target to control onset of neurodegenerative diseases
Posted in Highlights from UCL, Medicine on 17th Feb, 2019
by Alex Muller
UCL researchers have discovered a new checkpoint that prevents a certain type of cell death from occurring.