Alzheimer’s disease causes brain cells to overheat and ‘fry like eggs’
Researchers have shown that an essential protein involved in Alzheimer’s causes cells to overheat, which may explain how the disease ...
Tag: neuroscience
Gut bacteriophages associated with improved cognitive function and memory in both animals and humans
These viruses can alter our gut microbiome to improve brain function.
Brain scans are saving convicted murderers from death row–but should they?
Perpetrators of horrendous crimes could avoid the death penalty because of their brainwaves.
Demystifying nootropics – Is cognitive enhancement even a thing?
Whether you're a college student hoping to improve your grades, a professional wanting to achieve more at work, or an ...
Scientists find hidden brain patterns that predict what video is gonna go viral
Certain brain patterns can forecast what kind of video becomes popula.
My thoughts are my password, because my brain reactions are unique
Your brain is an inexhaustible source of secure passwords – but you might not have to remember anything.
Mouse Mazes and Cutting Edge Science: A Discussion with Harvard’s Shuhan He
A winding discussion about neuroscience, technology, and mouse mazes.
An old game console could challenge all we know about how the brain works
And it can run Donkey Kong. Can your brain do that? Didn't think so.
Detailed new map of human brain reveals almost 100 new regions
Just like space, the human brain has plenty of uncharted territory.
Genetic variant explains why women are more prone to Alzheimer’s
Photo: e-manonline.com Like a sticking nail, Alzheimer's has been irritating neuroscientists for decades. After so many years and billions worth ...
Measuring creativity through spontaneous single spoken words
What is creativity? Although definitions vary, one might be inclined to say that creativity, ultimately, is anything that has to ...
Is making cyborg cockroaches immoral?
(c) Backyard Brains Through the halls of TedxDetroit last week, participants were introduced to an unfamiliar and unlikely guest - ...
Dwelling inside the gambler’s mind
Lady Luck There’s a lot more to gambling than just luck, and whilst it’s impossible to predict an outcome or ...
Schizophrenia symptoms canceled in mice after gene therapy
A group of international researchers may have reached a breakthrough moment after they successfully eliminated schizophrenia symptoms in mice after ...
Neurobiologist can see in 3-D after being stuck in 2-D for 48 years. [amazing brain adaption]
Meet Susan Barry. She's an accomplished neurobiologist and a professor of biological studies at Mount Holyoke College. For 48 years of ...
Rats’ brains connect to form an organic computer
In an incredible feat of neuroscience and communications, researchers at Duke University School of Medicine formed a link between pairs of ...
Meet SPAUN – the most complex artificial human brain yet
A screen capture from a simulation movie of Spaun in action shows the input image on the right. The output ...
Cognitive computing milestone: IBM simulates 530 billon neurons and 100 trillion synapses
First initiated in 2008 by IBM, the Systems of Neuromorphic Adaptive Plastic Scalable Electronics (SyNAPSE) program whose final goal is that ...
Brain scans of rappers offer valuable insight on creativity
Freestyle rapping is perhaps the most prized skill in hip hop - it is the ability to make rhymes on ...