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Yale researchers have found a novel way to circumvent the brain’s natural defenses when they’re counterproductive by slipping immune system rescuers through the fortresses’ drainage system

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Research shows no gender difference in brain function or math ability.

13th November 201913th November 2019 Ibezim chukwuemerie 0 Comments

Jessica Cantlon at Carnegie Mellon University led a research team that comprehensively examined the brain development of young boys and girls. Their research shows no gender difference in brain function or math ability.

Researchers have found a way to visualize a person’s brain activity as actual images mimicking what they observe in real time. This will enable new post-stroke rehabilitation devices controlled by brain signals.

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Neural network reconstructs human thoughts from brain waves in real time

8th November 2019 Ibezim chukwuemerie 0 Comments

Researchers have found a way to visualize a person’s brain activity as actual images mimicking what they observe in real time. This will enable new post-stroke rehabilitation devices controlled by brain signals.

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Man simultaneously controls 2 prosthetic arms with his mind

7th November 20197th November 2019 Ibezim chukwuemerie 0 Comments

For the first time, researchers have demonstrated simultaneous control of two of the world’s most advanced prosthetic arms through a brain-machine interface

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Last paper/final paper syndrome

30th October 2019 Ibezim chukwuemerie 0 Comments

Last paper syndrome could be said to be the state your mind attains on your last paper which make you feel much less concerned about your final exams. Its a psychological distraction that makes the holidays look closer to you.

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Electrical Brain Implants Enable Man to Control Prosthetic Limbs With ‘Thoughts’

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Johns Hopkins researchers have implanted electrodes in both sides of the brain of a person who is mostly paralyzed with minimal sensation in his hands to enable him to have some “mind control” of motorized prosthetic arms.

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Wearable Brain-Machine Interface Could Control a Wheelchair, Vehicle or Computer

16th October 2019 Ibezim chukwuemerie 0 Comments

The BMI could be used to control things like an electric wheelchair, interact with a computer, or operate a small robotic vehicle without having to use a hair-electrode cap or mess with wires.

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Brain networks more stable in individuals with higher cognitive abilities

15th October 2019 Ibezim chukwuemerie 0 Comments

The interconnections and communication between different regions of the human brain influence behavior in many ways. This is also true for individual differences in higher cognitive abilities. The brains of more intelligent individuals are characterized by temporally more stable interactions in neural networks

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How the eyes might be windows to the risk of Alzheimer’s disease

19th September 2019 Ibezim chukwuemerie 0 Comments

Researchers say that measuring how quickly a person’s pupil dilates while they are taking cognitive tests may be a low-cost, low-invasive method to aid in screening individuals at increased genetic risk for AD before cognitive decline begins.

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New neuroprosthetic technology combines robotic control with users’ voluntary control

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EPFL scientists are developing new approaches for improved control of robotic hands in particular for amputees that combines individual finger control and automation for improved grasping and manipulation.

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