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06/01/2018
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By David Williams
The world might be getting brain implants soon – can you handle it?
Based on the most recent advances in artificial intelligence and robotics technology, it’s becoming quite clear that the era of the brain-controlled implant (BCI) is upon us. BCIs are said to be next-level devices that are going to replace current standard smartphones and other mobile computers, granting humans the ability to perform many smartphone tasks […]
05/14/2018
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By David Williams
How you respond to risks may be how your brain is wired; people who play it safe have more neurons but less coordinated pathways
Personality may have very little to do with people’s proclivity for risk, a new study reveals. Based on the results of the new study, the way people tend to respond to risky odds and risky situations entirely depends on how their brain is wired, as well as how different they are in this regard to […]
05/09/2018
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By David Williams
Researchers create memory prosthesis that can boost recall in humans by around 40 percent
The human brain holds many mysteries, among which are the specifics of how exactly memories work. There are a lot of different theories as to how the brain operates as far as memory as a function is concerned, but now researchers have finally made some real progress towards a better understanding of it. To be […]
04/30/2018
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By David Williams
New research reveals biomarkers that affect future risk of dementia, including branched-chain amino acids and cholesterol
There are many different types of diseases that can occur later in life, and they are often difficult to predict. But as the saying goes, prevention is better than cure, and it’s true even in cases like these. In the case of dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s, this is more true than most […]
04/26/2018
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By David Williams
That’s TOO far to the Left: MIT backs away from startup that wants to upload your brain to the cloud after killing you first
There was an ambitious new startup, called Nectome, that promised to help people evade death through brain uploading at some point in the future. It received backing from the Silicon Valley startup incubator YCombinator as well as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and it seemed to have a solid plan all around. The only […]
04/02/2018
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By David Williams
Ketamine being considered as a potential new treatment for depression
In an effort to look for new forms of treatment for the seemingly worsening problem of depression and mental illness in the country, a group of researchers have come up with a potential solution: none other than ketamine, a known synthetic compound that is used as an anesthetic and analgesic drug. It has been described by […]
04/02/2018
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By David Williams
Graphene can drastically enhance nerve cell signaling in the human brain, say researchers
Graphene has been the subject of a number of breakthrough discoveries over the past two decades. Now, a group of researchers from Vanderbilt University has found yet another one to add to the ever-growing list. Graphene is said to be an effective material to help boost nerve cell signaling in the human brain, and the […]
03/18/2018
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By David Williams
Researchers show how a moth’s brain is smarter than artificial intelligence
Insects may be simple, and in terms of intellectual capability, they will never be able to match humans, but they do have brains. They can definitely learn, as moths do when getting acquainted with new scents. But did you know that even moths can be smarter than today’s standard level of artificial intelligence? They are indeed, and […]
03/16/2018
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By David Williams
New treatment for Parkinson’s is nonsurgical AND reduces need for meds; focused ultrasound will treat symptoms noninvasively
The treatment of Parkinson’s disease can be highly problematic. More often than not, those who are suffering from Parkinson’s need to be subjected to surgical forms of treatment and take a number of different meds that can help keep things under control. But it looks like things might change soon if a newly-devised method that is […]
03/05/2018
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By David Williams
U.S. Food and Drug Administration issues approval for first blood test for concussions… but is it accurate?
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just finished screening the first diagnostic blood test that can be used to evaluate the severity of what it calls mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) – concussions, to the layperson – and interestingly, it has approved the same for marketing. The blood test is called the Banyan […]
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