brains
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Scientists Finally Have A Way To Quantify Consciousness, Using Magnets
Locked-in syndrome, where a person with a fully functioning brain is trapped in a completely paralysed body, is one of neurology’s most vexing (and terrifying) problems. Physicians and researchers have struggled for years to establish an objective way to determine level of consciousness that doesn’t require patients to express themselves through some form of muscle…
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A New Kind Of Microchip Mimics The Human Brain In Real Time
A team of scientists in Switzerland has managed to cram 11,011 electrodes onto a single 2mm by 2mm piece of silicon to create a microchip that works just like an actual brain. The best part about this so-called neuromorphic chips? They can feel.
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Scientists Just Built The Most Detailed 3D Brain Map In History
The human brain is an insanely complex organic computer. Although it still has plenty of secrets, we’re now a little bit closer to figuring it all out. Building on a decade of research, an international team of neuroscientists have just put the final touches on the most sophisticated 3D map of the human brain that…
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Watching Your Brain Freak Out On A Scanner Calms You Down
People who observed their own brain activity using real-time fMRI feedback were better able to control and reduce their anxiety, a new study says. In a quirky new experiment, researchers at Yale University found that simply showing people what their anxious brains look like was enough to help those subjects lessen their anxiety.