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Noland Arbor can play chess using Neuralink implant Neuralink Neuralink, the brain-computer interface company founded by Elon Musk, has revealed the identity of its first patient…
Neuralink, Elon Musk’s brain chip startup, recently live-streamed its first patient playing online chess with a chip implanted in their brain. The patient, 29-year-old Noland Arbaugh,…
A 1,000-year-old human brain unearthed from a churchyard in Ypres, Belgium.The tissue folds, which are still soft and wet, are stained orange with iron oxide.Alexandra L.…
Cerebellum of a person suffering from kuru disease Liberski PP (2013) Genetic research in a very remote community in Papua New Guinea has revealed new insights…
Sydney Researchers Lead the Way in Brain Chip Technology Ahead of Elon Musk’s Neuralink Neuroscience
BLaine computer interface technology is at the heart of movies like Ready Player One, The Matrix, and Avatar. But outside of the world of science fiction,…
The human brain is similar to the brains of other primates on a mathematical level.Sunny/Getty Images A single mathematical model can explain the fold patterns found…
brain waves: electrical signals produced by the coordinated activity of billions of neurons in an animal’s brain. When charted, signals usually look wavy or spikycurriculum: (plural:…
During the activities, participants wore headsets that detected brain waves and filled out questionnaires detailing their emotional states afterward. Researchers discovered that when playing with Aro…
The brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease show a variety of changes, but the exact cause of the disease is unknown. Science Photo Library/Alamy New research…
Neuroscientists at the University of Michigan have identified thermoreceptors that mediate the sensation of cold in somatosensory neurons. GluK2 KO mice have a defect in cold…
Alzheimer’s disease is a neurological disease that impairs brain functions such as memory and reasoning, and there is currently no known cure. People with this disease…
Some cancer treatments can cause so-called chemobrain, commonly defined as problems with memory and concentration.One Bar/Alamy An experimental treatment for Alzheimer’s disease that involves flickering lights…
Hynes Ward of the Pittsburgh Steelers is hit by Courtland Finnegan of the Tennessee TitansAP Photo/John Russell/Alamy In November 2022, a young woman named Heather Anderson…
According to a new study from Washington University in St. Louis, individual neurons work together to generate rhythmic waves that propel fluid through dense brain tissue,…
Cross-section of a mouse brain highlighting neurons that appear to release molecules that increase toxin clearanceTsai Laboratory/MIT Picower Laboratory A new explanation has emerged for why…
Imagine jumping into a swimming pool. It’s cold, isn’t it? However, after a few minutes you will get used to the temperature. Or how about walking…
we heard it all. Men's brains are larger and have better spatial awareness. Women's brains are adapted for multitasking and emotional intelligence. Stereotypes about how sex…
Micrograph of a cross-section of a mouse brain highlighting neural pathways (green) Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute/Scientific Photo Library By analyzing a mouse’s…
The lamprey and human hindbrains are built using very similar molecular and genetic toolkits, according to a new study led by the Stowers Institute for Medical…
Practicing mindfulness improves creative thinking Giraxia/Getty Images It's easy to name people who have evolved human thinking, from Jane Austen to Albert Einstein, Zaha Hadid to…
Crescent Nebula: More complex than the human brain? Reinhold Wittich/Stocktrek Images/Alamy Back in 2012, neuroscientist Christoph Koch wrote in his book: Consciousness: Confessions of a Romantic…
The human brain is likely the most advanced computer in the world. While it operates differently than a traditional computer and has a much softer structure,…
Forgetting may be essential for the brain to rememberHans Nelemann/Getty Images There's nothing more frustrating than trying to remember a fact or memory only to realize…
Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock k Thomas Edison says: He held a steel ball in each hand as he prepared for a nap.. When he nodded, they would fall and…
Teenage brains have hidden evolutionary advantagesKelly Woolman/Millennium Teenagers, uh, what are they like? They have a reputation for being difficult, reckless, and self-centered, but these negative…
Biologists from the Altos Institute, Cambridge Institute of Science, and the University of Cambridge have discovered that genetic elements derived from retroviruses (retrotransposons) are essential for…
Some astrocytes have functions previously thought to be exclusive to neuronsNIH/Image Point FR/BSIP/ALAMY It’s strange that we still don’t know what our brains are made of.…
Comparisons are difficult because men’s brains tend to be larger than women’s. Sergiy Tryapitsyn / Alamy Are male and female brains that different? A new way…
Russell Kightley/Science Photo Library It looked like a classic case of Alzheimer's disease. The man, in his 70s, had been experiencing severe cognitive decline for three…
A small amount of the hallucinogen LSDMicrogen/Shutterstock Low doses of the psychedelic drug LSD increase brain complexity, even if it does not alter a person's consciousness.…
Alice comes out of the room.Illustrated by John Tenniel for the first edition of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in WonderlandGranger Collection/Alamy Stock Photo Patients with the…
When you look in the mirror, you may notice slight imbalances in your facial features, such as your nose crooked to the left, a wrinkle that…
Protein plaques in the brain may be caused by mitochondrial dysfunction Sebastian Kauritzky/Alamy If you own a car, you’ve probably noticed that your engine becomes less…
Humans are not the fastest or strongest species. We have no wings, fangs, claws, poison, or armor. Physically, we are primarily controlled by nature. However, the…
Two weeks before the pandemic lockdown in March 2020, I flew to Tucson, Arizona, and knocked on the door of a suburban ranch-style home. I was…
The brain changes significantly during pregnancy Fat Camera/Getty Images Brain scans show that some brain areas become smaller and thinner during pregnancy, and that most of…
Veterans saw improvement in combat-related brain injury after taking psychedelic drugs Shutterstock / Ground Photography The psychedelic substance ibogaine has the potential to treat chronic disorders…
Hypnosis may involve a therapist bringing a patient into a deeply relaxed state to treat symptoms or change habits.Voisin/Fanny/Science Photo Library Sending electrical pulses to certain…
puberty: A transitional stage in physical and psychological development that begins at the onset of adolescence, usually between the ages of 11 and 13, and ends…
Ozempic is a diabetes drug, but it is also often used for weight loss.fcm82/shutterstock Weight loss and diabetes injections such as Wigovy and Ozempic (both semaglutide)…
