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Training can help tetraplegic users to operate mind-controlled wheelchairs in natural, cluttered spaces

A mind-controlled wheelchair can help a paralyzed person gain new mobility by translating users' thoughts into mechanical commands.

21 Nov 2022

Inhibitory neuron dysfunction emerges as a modulable mechanism of hyperexcitability

A small group of brain cells linked in a circuit is responsible for setting off whole-brain seizures in a rare form of epilepsy affected by blood sugar levels, a study led by UT Southwestern researchers suggests. The finding, published in Science Translational Medicine, could lead to new treatments for other metabolic disorders in the brain, the authors said.

17 Nov 2022

Study explores how corporal punishment may impact neural systems to produce adverse effects

Don't spank your kids. That's the conventional wisdom that has emerged from decades of research linking corporal punishment to a decline in adolescent health and negative effects on behavior, including an increased risk for anxiety and depression.

16 Nov 2022

Delay in consciousness in severe cases of COVID-19 may be caused by neural hibernation

An article published in the journal PNAS provides a conceptual analysis to interpret the brain state of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients experiencing prolonged recovery of consciousness.

10 Nov 2022

Researchers investigate how mother's mood affects language development in infants

Communicating with babies in infant-directed-speech is considered an essential prerequisite for successful language development of the little ones.

7 Oct 2022

Stanford Medicine scientists receive $10 million for research on sleep and autism

A group of Stanford Medicine scientists have been awarded approximately $10 million from the National Institutes of Health's Autism Centers of Excellence program.

27 Sep 2022

A good night's sleep promotes immunity

In a recent study published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, researchers in the United States used mice models to understand how sleep fragmentation affects immunological responses and the epigenetic modifications of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs). They also conducted a sleep restriction trial in humans to determine HPSC programming and hematopoiesis.

25 Sep 2022

Artificial intelligence could help fast-track dementia diagnosis

Different forms of dementia could be spotted sooner and more easily by analyzing recordings of patients' electrical brain activity using artificial intelligence (AI), according to new research.

21 Sep 2022

People experiencing bad dreams in middle age more likely to be diagnosed with dementia in future

People who experience frequent bad dreams in middle age are more likely to be diagnosed with dementia later in life, according to research at the University of Birmingham.

21 Sep 2022

Healthy older people show greater mental well-being but poorer cognition than younger adults

The young and old could learn a thing or two from each other, at least when it comes to mental health and cognition.

15 Sep 2022

Novel method enables early detection of cognitive decline

Integration of music with analysis of electrical brain activity. Musical Tests Can DetectMental Deterioration in Old Age Researchers at Tel Aviv University have developed a method that employs musical tests and a portable instrument for measuring brain activity to detect cognitive decline in old age. According to the researchers, the method, which is based on the measurement of 15 minutes of electrical activity in the brain while performing simple musical tasks, can be easily implemented by any staff member in any clinic, without requiring special training.

17 Aug 2022

Neurons show rhythmic activity at different frequencies in the desynchronized state

In the 17th century, the Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens hanged two of his recently invented pendulum clocks on a wooden beam and observed that as time passed, the clocks aligned their beats.

2 Aug 2022

Study shows how insults deliver lexical 'mini-slaps in the face'

Hearing insults is like receiving a "mini slap in the face", regardless of the precise context the insult is made in.

18 Jul 2022

Brain encodes the structure of sentences and phrases into different neural firing patterns, study finds

Our brain links incoming speech sounds to knowledge of grammar, which is abstract in nature. But how does the brain encode abstract sentence structure?

15 Jul 2022

Age-related increases in brain inflammation may link Alzheimer's disease risk with sleep disturbance

A multisite research team from the University of California, Irvine, the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Wake Forest University has discovered that brain inflammation may link Alzheimer's disease risk with sleep disturbance, which may aid early detection and prevention efforts by identifying novel treatment targets at preclinical stages.

13 Jul 2022

Ghost imaging can be combined with human vision to image an object hidden from the direct line of sight

Researchers have shown that the computational imaging technique known as ghost imaging can be combined with human vision to image an object that can't directly be seen by the person. The new work represents a step toward combining human intelligence with artificial intelligence.

29 Jun 2022

Recent advances in wearable electronic devices developed using electrospinning

Wearable technology has exploded in recent years. Spurred by advances in flexible sensors, transistors, energy storage, and harvesting devices, wearables encompass miniaturized electronic devices worn directly on the human skin for sensing a range of biophysical and biochemical signals or, as with smart watches, for providing convenient human-machine interfaces.

28 Jun 2022

Kratom: A dangerous or beneficial plant?

A new study summarizes the traditional and modern uses of kratom, as well as its pharmacology, benefits, and adverse health impacts.

23 Jun 2022

New method may help detect epilepsy-induced features from brain signals rapidly

Researchers from the UPF Department of Information and Communication Technologies (DTIC) propose a new method to differentiate signals from the epileptic focus from those recorded in other parts of the brain without the presence of an epileptic seizure.

15 Jun 2022

In utero exposure to mother’s drugs may affect development of newborn's brain networks

New study demonstrates that in utero exposure to mother's antiepileptic or antidepressant medication may affect development of the newborn brain networks.

20 Apr 2022