For all the enthusiastic media coverage they get, brain-computer interfaces are neither routine nor even widely available more than a decade after the first prototypes
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Neuroscientists Make a Case against Solitary ConfinementNovember 9, 2018 |
Prolonged social isolation can do severe, long-lasting damage to the brain
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Space Crews’ Grey Matter Shrivels During Long Stays in OrbitOctober 26, 2018 |
Seven months after cosmonauts landed, some brain tissues had recovered but others had not
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An Injection of RNA May Transfer MemoriesOctober 9, 2018 |
Imagine a future in which you could tell your spouse about your day by simply transferring the memory to them, or one in which you could pass your memories on even after your death. These scenarios may seem far ahead in the future, but steps are definitely being taken towards this development
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What Do Animal Brains Have In Common With a Swarm of Robots?October 3, 2018 |
Maybe more than you think. In an effort to improve robotic swarming algorithms, an interdisciplinary team of scientists will study how the brain allows an animal to navigate and change its route while moving
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He Got Schizophrenia. He Got Cancer. And Then He Got Cured.October 1, 2018 |
A bone-marrow transplant treated a patient’s leukemia — and his delusions, too. Some doctors think they know why
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The “Neuropolitics” Consultants who Hack Voters’ BrainsAugust 16, 2018 |
These experts say they can divine political preferences you can’t express from signals you don’t know you’re producing
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“My signature was so bad, and my writing was just atrocious,” he says. “One day I was over at our business and I was writing an order. And one of my foremen said, ‘Why don’t you let me write that for you?’ “
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