Artificial skin can feel pressure, then tell your brain about it
Prosthetics has come a long way from its humble beginnings – the crude wooden legs of yore are a far ...
Tag: optogenetics
Ultrasounds used to control neurons in a worm’s brain for the first time
By 'tickling' select membrane channels you can effectively control neurons, by activating or deactivating cells. You can do this using ...
Scientists light the brain of mice to recall their lost memories
A team at MIT in collaboration with the Riken Brain Science Institute in Japan activated the lost memories of mice, ...
Presenting the first brain-gene interface: thought-controlled protein production
You've heard all about controlling robotic arms or prosthesis with thoughts, but what about genes? In a deceptively simple experiment, ...
The key to patience lies within serotonin
Image: Flickr Creative Commons Either when someone's late for a date or you need to queue in line, our patience ...
Of mind control: scientists manipulate worm and take control of its behavior
In a remarkable feat of science, scientists at Harvard University have surpassed seemingly insurmountable technological challenges have managed to take ...
Memories are stored in specific brain cells, MIT Inception-like research finds
When the brain deems an experience meaningful enough, it will transfer that information from short-term storage, where typically information like ...
