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The professor trying to protect our private thoughts from technology
Prof Nita Farahany argues in her new book, The Battle for Your Brain, that intrusions into the mind are so close that lawmakers should enact protections.
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Can a ‘Fingerprint’ of Your Brain Help Predict Disorders?
When she gets ready for bed, Ava Manning doesn’t bother wearing an eye mask or earplugs, but she takes five minutes to strap on her electroencephalography (EEG) headband. The accessory is made of plush foam and adorned with six electrodes that press comfortably against her temples, allowing Manning to peacefully sleep while the device monitors, analyzes and acts on her brain waves overnight.
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The Quest for Injectable Brain Implants Has Begun
OUR WORLD IS populated by hundreds of thousands of cyborgs. Some are Parkinson’s patients, who can shut off their tremors by activating metal electrodes implanted deep within their brains. Others—albeit far fewer—are completely paralyzed people who can move robotic limbs with their minds, thanks to their own implants. Such technologies can radically improve someone’s quality of life. But they have a major problem: Metal and the brain get along very, very poorly.
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Poor sleep can impact brain health
Poor sleep in middle age can have a negative impact on brain health, according to a study by researchers at The Australian National University. The study looked at the sleep habits of over 29,000 people aged between 37 and 73 and could provide the basis for helping to combat major diseases like dementia.
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Breakthrough study discovers that psychedelics breach our neurons
Researchers have discovered that psychedelics can activate 5-HT2A receptors inside of cortical neurons, a possible cause of their therapeutic effects.
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'Truth serum' drugs do exist. Here's how medicines like sodium pentothal and scopolamine can manipulate the brain.
"Truth serum" comes in several forms, including sodium pentothal. Find out how the drugs work to make it more difficult — but not impossible — to lie.
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Introducing Stable Diffusion AI: A Breakthrough in Brain Function Research
At the forefront of artificial intelligence research, Japanese scientists have developed Stable Diffusion AI, a groundbreaking approach to understanding brain function. This revolutionary technique offers a new way to model complex systems and has the potential to unlock new insights into the workings of the human brain.
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Psychedelics may treat depression by invading brain cells
Psychedelic drugs have shown promise as therapies for hard-to-treat depression. Now, scientists have a potential explanation for why: The drugs may be able to slip through the outer membranes of brain cells and essentially flip switches inside the cells that other depression treatments can't.
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How Bacteria Invade the Brain
Research shows that bacteria hijack crosstalk between nerve and immune cells to cause meningitis
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Scientists Now Want to Create AI Using Real Human Brain Cells
Machine-learning models like the one that powers ChatGPT are generating essays, short stories, and entire podcasts. But scientists are looking into another way of computing that could be just as efficient and powerful, and it’s in our brains.
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Tech Companies Are Getting Into Neuroscience. Should We Worry?
The past few decades of neuroscience research have produced a wide array of technologies capable of measuring human brain activity. Functional magnetic resonance imaging, implanted electrode systems, and electroencephalograms, or EEGs, among other techniques, have helped researchers better understand how our brains respond to and control our bodies’ interactions with the world around us.
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Exercising in nature produces psychological benefits and measurable changes in brain activity
An experimental study found that exercising in the presence of nature — even virtual nature — offers psychological benefits compared to exercising without. The study, published in the International Journal of Psychophysiology, further pinpointed areas of the brain that may be responsible for these effects.
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Study Suggests Fructose Could Drive Alzheimer's Disease
An ancient human foraging instinct, fueled by fructose, may hold clues to the development of Alzheimer’s disease, according to researchers.
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A neuroscientist shares the 4 ‘highly coveted’ skills that set introverts apart: ‘Their brains work differently’
Being the most talkative person in the room may be a good way to get people’s attention, but it doesn’t necessarily mean you have the best ideas. As a neuroscientist, I’ve worked with large companies like Google and Deloitte on how to attract and retain top talent, and I’ve found that employers tend to favor extroverts.
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Goodbye coffee, hello brain stimulation? People are zapping their brains at home to clear brain fog
At-home brain stimulation is flourishing among a group of enthusiasts, who say it gives them a mental edge. The science behind why it may work is still in the early stages.
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The Persistent Problem of Consciousness
This is the first in a series of essays on consciousness & how it is fundamental to our understanding of reality. Make no mistake, reality is strange. Consciousness research, although in its infancy, is attempting to make sense of it. Something so fundamental can hopefully put the whole calamitous shit show into some kind of graspable order. So, consider this part 1.
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Concussions may be associated with worse brain function at later age: study
Experiencing three or more traumatic brain injuries was linked with lower cognitive function later in life.
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What causes your brain to procrastinate and how to face it
A study shows that two actions may help in tackling procrastination — setting reminders and envisioning your future self.
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Brain imaging study links socioeconomic disparities in children's sleep to reduced cortical thickness
A new study has found that children from disadvantaged families tend to sleep less, and that this lack of sleep is linked to reduced cortical thickness in areas related to language, self-control, and movement. Cortical thickness refers to the measurement of the thickness of the cerebral cortex, the outermost layer of the brain. It is often used as an indicator of brain development and maturation, and can be measured using imaging techniques such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
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A sound you can't hear but may one day change your life
Neurosurgeons are using focused ultrasound, a noninvasive brain surgery, to treat essential tremor and other conditions. Here's how it works.
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