Studying the seat of parrot intelligence
Science Daily looks at a University of Alberta study that has found something interesting about how intelligence forms in our brains – by isolating a […]
neurology
A blood test for autism passes second trial
Science Daily reports on Rensselaer Polytechnic researchers who have had further success in devising a blood-test that assesses whether children are on the autism spectrum: […]
About those sonic weapon attacks on American embassies….
Science News tries to get to the bottom of the weird symptoms that American diplomatic workers experienced in China and Cuba recently… and can’t. A […]
Scanner helmet lets brain patients move around. (And look like warriors from Krull.)
The Guardian has a game-changing invention for neurologists and anyone who needs a brain-scan done – a wearable helmet that lets you walk around – […]
Putting brains in rhythm to boost memory (and all sorts of other stuff)
Nature gets into the groove with a piece on oscillations – the natural flickering rhythm of brainwaves, and how flashing lights and electric zaps can […]
Scientists reverse Alzheimer’s (in mice).
Science Daily reports on Rockefeller University researchers who have undone the damage of Alzheimer’s Disease in mice by gradually depleting levels of a particular brain […]
Dim lights might make us less bright.
Science Daily turns the lights up on Michigan State University neurological research showing sitting in a darkened room can hurt the brain’s ability to remember […]
Mystery DNA has something to do with our brains.
Scientific American brings us a baby step closer to understanding what a bunch of strange DNA – stuff that doesn’t directly shape our cells – […]
Electrical brain stimulation can boost your memory. For a day.
Science News has more on how a zap of electric current, placed just so, can increase your ability to make and maintain new memories: The […]
Your brain’s mapmaker never, ever sleeps.
Science News reports on studies that find the parts of your brain in charge of navigation never rests, even when you’re asleep: Nestled in a […]
Tiny antennas make brain implants a little more possible.
Nature explores the possibilities of, in not so many words, putting electronic receivers in our brains: Metal antennas that send and receive TV signals and […]
Our brains are 10 times busier than we thought.
Science Daily takes time out to think about our thinking parts, which are doing 10 times more thinking than we previously thought: The research focused […]
Is this one, long neuron where consciousness comes from?
Nature reports on the discovery of a single, brain-encircling “crown of thorns” neuron that might be the seat of consciousness: Christof Koch, president of the […]
SONG: Glassy Carbon Rods
SONG: “Glassy Carbon Rods [Download] .” ARTIST: grant. SOURCE:Big improvement to brain-computer interface,” Science Daily, 17 Feb 2017, as used in the post “Brain-electronics just […]
Brain-electronics just got better
Science Daily reports on “glassy carbon electrodes,” a breakthrough in the interfaces that connect computers to our brains: The Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering (CSNE) […]