Do you ever notice yourself sticking out your tongue when doing delicate work with your hands? I sure do. Matter of fact, I just caught myself doing it right now while typing. ~ learn more
“Last year, Monash University scientists created the “DishBrain” – a semi-biological computer chip with some 800,000 human and mouse brain cells lab-grown into its electrodes. Demonstrating something like sentience, it learned to play Pong within five minutes.” ~ learn more
“The huge size improvement opens up many applications, particularly in biomedical imaging.” ~ learn more
It’s a small sample size of 6 people who had electrodes implanted into their brains. “The following morning they all performed better on the memory test than they had after a night with no stimulation.” ~ learn more
“The novel gadget may lead to minimally invasive ways to investigate the brain and implant brain-computer interfaces, researchers say.” ~ learn more
“Why must every generation of humans spend their entire lives learning what the last generation already knew? Why can’t we reach the brain through the ears? The lives we could save, the years we could get back, the progress we […]
Like the link above, this is also about organoids. A bit farther ‘out there’, these researchers want to turn the lumps of brain cells into fast and efficient computers. Given the revolution happening in artificial intelligence on silicon, this could […]
“The rhythm of respiration influences a wide range of behaviors, as well as cognition and emotion. Neuroscientists are piecing together how it all works.” ~ learn more
“For people who have lost their sense of smell, a neuroprosthetic could replace biology with technology. An e-nose sensor would detect odors, a processor would send signals to an implanted receiver, and an implanted electrode array would stimulate the olfactory […]
“In the fifth decade of life, our brains start to undergo a radical “rewiring” that results in diverse networks becoming more integrated and connected over the ensuing decades, with accompanying effects on cognition.“ | learn more