Tiny magnetic particles from air pollution have for the first time been discovered to be lodged in human brains– and researchers think they could be a possible cause of Alzheimer’s disease.... Read more
UMass Medical School scientists are the first to show that it’s possible to reverse the behavior of an animal by flipping a switch in neuronal communication. The research, published in PLOS... Read more
RMIT University researchers have brought ultra-fast, nano-scale data storage within striking reach, using technology that mimics the human brain. The researchers have built a novel nano-stru... Read more
Inspired by the architecture of the brain, scientists have developed a new kind of computer chip that uses no more power than a hearing aid and may eventually excel at calculations that stum... Read more
A new generation of neural network models — called spiking neural networks For every thought or behavior, the brain erupts in a riot of activity, as thousands of cells communicate via electr... Read more
Florida Atlantic University received a U.S. patent for a new method to display large amounts of data in a color-coded, easy-to-read graph. Neuroscientists Emmanuelle Tognoli, Ph.D., and Scot... Read more
Computers will help people to understand brains better. And understanding brains will help people to build better computers ANALOGIES change. Once, it was fashionable to describe the brain a... Read more
People with spinal cord injuries show strong association of wheelchairs as part of their body, not extension of immobile limbs. The human brain can learn to treat relevant prosthetics as a s... Read more
Using implants made from porous biocompatible materials, scientists have recently been successful in regrowing things such as teeth, tendons and heart tissue, plus bone and cartilage. The ma... Read more
An important step toward creating a true artificial brain Using the world’s fastest supercomputer and a new scalable, ultra-low power computer architecture, IBM has simulated 530 billi... Read more
Understanding how the human brain categorizes information through signs and language is a key part of developing computers that can ‘think’ and ‘see’ in the same way as humans. Hiroyuki Akam... Read more
Newly formed emotional memories can be erased from the human brain. The findings may represent a breakthrough in research on memory and fear. Thomas Ågren, a doctoral candidate at the Depart... Read more
With a chilling hint of the not-so-distant future, researchers at the Usenix Security conference have demonstrated a zero-day vulnerability in your brain. Using a commercial off-the-shelf br... Read more
The initiative has also received the support and blessing of the Dalai Lama. Russian media magnate Dmitry Itskov is heading “Avatar,” a tremendously ambitious and far-reaching mu... Read more
A single genetic tweak is all that is needed to turn ordinary skin cells into functioning brain cells The research could help to treat Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other brain diseases. Work... Read more
