This Is What Your Brain Does When You’re Not Doing Anything
When your mind is wandering, your brain’s “default mode” network is active. Its discovery 20 years ago inspired a raft of research into networks of brain regions and how they interact with each other......»»
Rats bopping to the beat in video demonstrate innate beat synchronization in animals for the first time
Accurately moving to a musical beat was thought to be a skill innately unique to humans. However, new research now shows that rats also have this ability. The optimal tempo for nodding along was found to depend on the time constant in the brain (the.....»»
Having good friendships may make for a healthier gut microbiome
Social connections are essential for good health and well-being in social animals, such as ourselves and other primates. There is also increasing evidence that the gut microbiome—through the so-called "gut-brain axis"—plays a key role in our phys.....»»
Measles outbreak erupts among unvaccinated children in Ohio daycare
Officials reportedly expect that more cases will be identified. Enlarge / This child, who had been ill with measles, exhibited the characteristic rash on the fourth day of its evolution. Measles can cause hearing loss, brain dama.....»»
Researchers develop a material that mimics how the brain stores information
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) researchers have developed a magnetic material capable of imitating the way the brain stores information. The material makes it possible to emulate the synapses of neurons and mimic, for the first time, the le.....»»
Biological lasso: Enhanced drug delivery to brain
In a study recently published in the journal Nature Biomedical Engineering, researchers from Kanazawa University use a method called "lasso-grafting" to design therapeutics with enhanced longevity and brain penetration......»»
Why only some voters have climate change on the brain this November
On Election Day, voters across the country will make their voices heard on many contentious issues, from reproductive rights to cannabis legalization. Nov. 8 also lands on the second day of the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference and at the.....»»
Andrew Ng: Unbiggen AI
Andrew Ng has serious street cred in artificial intelligence. He pioneered the use of graphics processing units (GPUs) to train deep learning models in the late 2000s with his students at Stanford University, cofounded Google Brain in 2011, and then.....»»
New implant allows users to control iPhone & iPad with brain
A new implant is now in the clinical trial phase, and it grants a user the ability to use their brain to control their iPhone or iPad with their thoughts.A stentrode | Credit: SynchronThe technology works similarly to other accessibility features, su.....»»
New implant will allow users to control iPhone, iPad with brain
A new implant is now in the clinical trial phase, and it grants a user the ability to use their brain to control their iPhone or iPad with their thoughts.A stentrode | Credit: SynchronThe technology works similarly to other accessibility features, su.....»»
Researchers show off iPhone and iPad brain-control tech in accessibility breakthrough
Apple’s platforms have long been praised for their dedication to industry-leading accessibility features. Apple itself does an excellent job in this regard, but there’s also an entire industry of other companies and researchers developing innova.....»»
Gut bacteria are essential for development of social behavior in fish
Microorganisms are essential for normal social development in zebrafish via their influence on pruning of neural connections in the developing brain, according to a study publishing November 1st in the open access journal PLOS Biology by Joseph Bruck.....»»
A new map of the octopus visual system gives clues to brain evolution
It's hard for the octopus to pick just one party trick. It swims via jet propulsion, shoots inky chemicals at its foes, and can change its skin within seconds to blend in with its surroundings......»»
This Brain Molecule Decides Which Memories Are Happy—or Terrible
When the brain encodes memories as positive or negative, a small peptide called neurotensin determines which way they will go......»»
Study finds anti-depressants actually change the structure of the brain
Scientists have made a startling discovery. According to a new study researchers presented at the 35th Annual European College of Neuropsychopharmacology in Vienna, certain anti-depressants can cause drastic changes in the brain. In fact, they may ev.....»»
This Implant Turns Brain Waves Into Words
A computer screen shows the question “Would you like some water?” Underneath, three dots blink, followed by words that appear, one at a time: “No I am not thirsty.” It was brain activity that made those words materialize—the brain of a.....»»
Empathy for the pain of the conflicting group is altered across generations in the aftermath of a genocide
Feeling empathy for others is deeply engrained into our biology, as seeing another individual in pain triggers an empathic response in the brain of the observer, which allows us to understand and feel what other feels. However, our capacity to feel e.....»»
Identity theft, the secret to a cat parasite"s success
The parasite Toxoplasma is carried by a large portion of the global human population. Now a study led by researchers at Stockholm University shows how this microscopic parasite so successfully spreads in the body, for example to the brain. The parasi.....»»
Brain hat helps paralyzed make music
A musician met a patient with locked in syndrome 11 years ago. Now he's created a way for the people suffering from paralysis to make music with their eyes......»»
Fossil bird"s skull reconstruction reveals a brain made for smelling and eyes made for daylight
Jeholornis was a raven-sized bird that lived 120 million years ago, among the earliest examples of dinosaurs evolving into birds, in what's now China. The fossils that have been found are finely preserved but smashed flat, the result of layers of sed.....»»
An artificial polariton neuron as a step towards a photonic system that mimics the operation of the human brain
Scientists from the Faculty of Physics at the University of Warsaw and the Polish Academy of Sciences used photons to create a spiking neuron, the basic element of the future photonic neural network processor. The results of their work are published.....»»