Scorn will make your stomach churn and your brain hurt
We played 45 minutes of Scorn, a grotesque horror game that's not for those with weak stomachs......»»
Your brain may have a hard time adjusting to wearing and taking off Apple Vision Pro
A Stanford study of extended use of headsets like Apple Vision Pro shows that users could encounter real-world aftereffects like depth perception issues or simulator sickness.Apple Vision ProSpatial computing is Apple's self-chosen buzzword for weara.....»»
A new way to visualize brain cancer at the nanoscale level
Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have unveiled unprecedentedly detailed images of brain cancer tissue through the use of a new microscopy technology called decrowding expansion patholog.....»»
Why cold temperatures hurt EV range, charging times
EV drivers and automakers can decrease the impact on range and charging speed......»»
Scientists pinpoint growth of brain"s cerebellum as key to evolution of bird flight
Evolutionary biologists at Johns Hopkins Medicine report they have combined PET scans of modern pigeons along with studies of dinosaur fossils to help answer an enduring question in biology: How did the brains of birds evolve to enable them to fly?.....»»
Elon Musk claims Neuralink has implanted a brain chip in its first human
Neuralink's first chip, called Telepathy, aims to control devices, like a phone, with thought. Enlarge / An on-stage demo of the surgical robot. That could be you. (credit: Neuralink) Billionaire Elon Musk posted on soci.....»»
Elon Musk’s Neuralink puts brain chip in first human amid federal scrutiny
Neuralink's first chip, called Telepathy, aims to control devices, like a phone, with thought. Enlarge / An on-stage demo of the surgical robot. That could be you. (credit: Neuralink) Billionaire Elon Musk posted on soci.....»»
iPhone 16 won"t be compelling and Apple will get hurt because of it, says Kuo
Apple's shipments of iPhones may drop by up to 15% because of multiple issues including the iPhone 16 not being a compelling upgrade, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.iPhone 15 Pro MaxReports have proposed that Apple has already started to adjust it.....»»
Elon Musk Says a Human Patient Has Received Neuralink’s Brain Implant
Details are scarce, but Neuralink cofounder Elon Musk says initial results are “promising.”.....»»
Neuralink implants brain chip in first human, Elon Musk reveals
Elon Musk’s Neuralink firm has performed its first implant in a human brain as part of early tests of a technology designed to help those with severe paralysis......»»
Students are missing more school, and school nurses may be well-positioned to help
School nurses are more than just health care heroes. They also play a key role in identifying students who are at risk for chronic absenteeism—a growing problem that diminishes academic success and can hurt students' health and lead to a variety of.....»»
Researchers develop implantable device that can record a collection of individual neurons over months
Recording the activity of large populations of single neurons in the brain over long periods of time is crucial to further our understanding of neural circuits, to enable novel medical device-based therapies and, in the future, for brain–computer i.....»»
Training to reduce cognitive bias may improve decision making after all
Ever since Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky formalized the concept of cognitive bias in 1972, most empirical evidence has given credence to the claim that our brain is incapable of improving our decision-making abilities. Cognitive bias has practical.....»»
Pixel 8a Retail Box Shows Up to Tease Us
My brain is still mostly focused on the Pixel 9 Pro renders from yesterday and it doesn’t really want to switch off of that. If those renders are the real deal, Google is about to accept bundles of cash from me in the near future. But hey, we m.....»»
6 Deaf Children Can Now Hear After a Single Injection
Several gene therapies aim to restore a protein necessary for transmitting sound signals from the ear to the brain......»»
Bioengineers on the brink of breaching blood-brain barrier
Imagine the brain as an air traffic control tower, overseeing the crucial and complex operations of the body's "airport." This tower, essential for coordinating the ceaseless flow of neurological signals, is guarded by a formidable layer that functio.....»»
Saturday Citations: The cutest conservationists; a weird stellar object; vitamins good for your brain
There are fields of scientific research that involve neither vast cosmic phenomena nor extremely cute animals, but those are topics of high salience in Saturday Citations, and this week is no exception. And we'll probably play the odds and say next w.....»»
VinFast reports 34,855 global sales for 2023, below its forecast
The Vietnamese automaker, which is setting up a U.S. dealership network, said economic headwinds and a slow EV adoption rate in some markets hurt sales for the year......»»
Study suggests that physical processes can have hidden neural network-like abilities
We tend to separate the brain and the muscle—the brain does the thinking; the muscle does the doing. The brain takes in complex information about the world and makes decisions, and the muscle merely executes. This has also shaped how we think about.....»»
They Had PTSD. A Psychedelic Called Ibogaine Helped Them Get Better
Ibogaine, a plant-based psychoactive drug, drastically reduced symptoms of depression and PTSD in veterans with traumatic brain injuries......»»
Unpicking the Mystery of the Body’s ‘Second Brain’
Sitting alongside the neurons in your enteric nervous system are underappreciated glial cells, which play key roles in digestion and disease that scientists are only just starting to understand......»»