Nature explores the possibilities of, in not so many words, putting electronic receivers in our brains:
… Read the rest “Tiny antennas make brain implants a little more possible.”Metal antennas that send and receive TV signals and radio waves could soon be replaced
Science Daily takes time out to think about our thinking parts, which are doing 10 times more thinking than we previously thought:
… Read the rest “Our brains are 10 times busier than we thought.”The research focused on the structure and function of dendrites,
Nature reports on the discovery of a single, brain-encircling “crown of thorns” neuron that might be the seat of consciousness:
… Read the rest “Is this one, long neuron where consciousness comes from?”Christof Koch, president of the Allen Institute
SONG: “Glassy Carbon Rods.”
ARTIST: grant.
SOURCE:Big improvement to brain-computer interface,” Science Daily, 17 Feb 2017, as used in the post “Brain-electronics… Read the rest “SONG: Glassy Carbon Rods”
Science Daily reports on “glassy carbon electrodes,” a breakthrough in the interfaces that connect computers to our brains:
… Read the rest “Brain-electronics just got better”The Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering
Science Daily looks at the brains of infants to see which ones have an overgrowth of the brain’s surface, which is to say, which ones are likely to develop autism within two years:
… Read the rest “MRI scan predicts autism with 80% accuracy.”“Our
SONG: “By Numbers.”
ARTIST: grant.
SOURCE:Germany to probe Nazi-era medical science,” Science, 5 Jan 2017, as used in the post “Scientists start identifying… Read the rest “SONG: By Numbers”
Science magazine reports on a new mission for German scientists, who are working to identify the human remains stored for study by Nazi euthanasia centers:
… Read the rest “Scientists start identifying the brains taken by Nazi researchers.”During World War II, as part of
BBC unveils how exactly our brains are able to turn the garbled sounds of a crowded room into understandable speech:
… Read the rest ““The Cocktail Party Effect” noise filter is revealed at last.”A team measured people’s brain activity as the words of a previously
Science Daily looks at the neurons that rev up and those that spin down when different parts of your brain are used – a trick based on humans’ knack for “selective attention”… Read the rest “Bits of your brain are falling asleep and waking up right now.”
I don’t know if this counts as surprising or not, but Science Daily details the changes your brain goes through after something as “mild” as heading a soccer ball:
… Read the rest “Heading a soccer ball changes your brain – pretty much immediately.”The
Science Daily reveals a neurological truth, found during a first-of-its-kind study of teens’ brains while engaging in social media – that getting Likes on Facebook or Instagram… Read the rest “Likes like chocolate. Likes like the jackpot. It’s true.”
Science magazine has some interesting – and rather weird – findings about the new “brain-zapping” technology that uses magnets to affect brain states. Apparently,… Read the rest “Transcranial magnetic stimulation isn’t doing what we thought.”
Nature reports on how tDCS – zapping the brain with low-voltage electricity – can help athletes boost their performance:
… Read the rest “Electric doping (drug-free!) boosts ski performance.”The USSA [(US Ski and Snowboard Association)] is
Science Daily reveals the unbalancing news that if you’re worried, you’re more likely to veer leftward while walking:
… Read the rest “Nervous people walk to the left.”New research led by Dr Mario Weick of the School of Psychology
Copyright © 2026 | WordPress Theme by MH Themes
