A severely paralysed woman has been able to speak through an avatar using technology that translated her brain signals into speech and facial expressions. The…
View More Paralysed woman able to ‘speak’ through digital avatar in world firstTag: Neuroscience
Make brain scans routine for new psychosis patients, experts say
Patients experiencing psychosis for the first time should be routinely given brain scans to rule out underlying physical illnesses, according to psychiatrists. A review involving…
View More Make brain scans routine for new psychosis patients, experts sayNew AI tool can help treat brain tumors more quickly and accurately, study finds
A new artificial intelligence tool could help neurosurgeons treat brain tumors, according to a study released this week by Harvard Medical School. Neuroscience researchers for…
View More New AI tool can help treat brain tumors more quickly and accurately, study findsShort daytime naps may keep brain healthy as it ages, study says
Taking a short nap during the day may help to protect the brain’s health as it ages, researchers have suggested after finding that the practice…
View More Short daytime naps may keep brain healthy as it ages, study saysMind-reading tech ‘must include neurodivergent people to avoid bias’
Mind-reading technologies pose a “real danger” of discrimination and bias, the Information Commissioner’s Office has warned, as it develops specific guidance for companies working in…
View More Mind-reading tech ‘must include neurodivergent people to avoid bias’Paralysed man walks using device that reconnects brain with muscles
A man who was paralysed in a cycling accident in 2011 has been able to stand and walk with an aid after doctors implanted a…
View More Paralysed man walks using device that reconnects brain with musclesScientists discover brain signals for chronic pain
Brain signals that reveal how much pain a person is in have been discovered by scientists who say the work is a step towards radical…
View More Scientists discover brain signals for chronic painTalking to babies may help shape brain structure, research finds
The amount of adult speech children are exposed to in their early years may help to shape the structure of their brains, researchers say. Studies…
View More Talking to babies may help shape brain structure, research findsHuman memory may be unreliable after just a few seconds, scientists find
From squabbling over who booked a disaster holiday to differing recollections of a glorious wedding, events from deep in the past can end up being…
View More Human memory may be unreliable after just a few seconds, scientists findThe professor trying to protect our private thoughts from technology
Private thoughts may not be private for much longer, heralding a nightmarish world where political views, thoughts, stray obsessions and feelings could be interrogated and…
View More The professor trying to protect our private thoughts from technology