By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – Hello Health Tour Readers! Sometimes science is just so cool. Today, we’re reporting on a study that’s doing what H.G. Wells predicted 100 years ago in “The Invisible Man.” We’re also reporting on a new use of artificial intelligence that could improve heart failure diagnosis in pregnant women, and the… Read More »
The human brain, more than any other trait, distinguishes our species. Over the last 7 million years or more, it has grown in size and complexity, enabling us to use language, plan for the future, and coordinate with each other on a scale never before seen in the history of life. But our brains come… Read More »
Language allows people to communicate their thoughts to each other because each person’s brain responds to the meaning of words in similar ways. In our newly published research, my colleagues and I developed a framework to model the brain activity of speakers as they engage in face-to-face conversations. We recorded the electrical activity of two… Read More »
Electroencephalography, or EEG, was invented over 100 years ago. In the years since this device for monitoring brain electricity was invented, it has had an incredible impact on the way scientists study the human brain. Since its first use, the EEG has shaped researchers’ understanding of cognition, from perception to memory, and has also been… Read More »
Allegation: A high-quality visual representation accurately depicts a 1 cubic millimeter sample of the human brain. Evaluation: Rating: True With thin stripes of blue, green and orange bursting out on a black background, image Posted on Reddit on May 12, 2024, it claimed to show “1 cubic millimeter of brain.” At the time of this… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Ten years ago, Dr. D., a professor of molecular and cellular biology at Harvard University. Jeff Lichtman took a small brain sample in his laboratory. 1 cubic millimeter of tissue, although small, was large enough… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Ten years ago, Dr. D., a professor of molecular and cellular biology at Harvard University. Jeff Lichtman took a small brain sample in his laboratory. 1 cubic millimeter of tissue, although small, was large enough… Read More »
Neuralink’s first human brain implant did not go as smoothly as hoped after the device began to separate from the patient’s brain, the company explained in a blog post Wednesday. Nolan Arbaugh, a 29-year-old quadriplegic, had surgery to insert a Neuralink chip into his brain in February. However, there is a series of ultra-thin threads… Read More »
Elon Musk showed a nine-minute, live-streamed video demonstration of the patient using the first Neuralink brain implant to play chess. Volunteer Noland Arbaugh, who had the coin-sized chip placed in his brain earlier this year, said he also played the video game Civilization for eight hours. The former athlete, who is paralyzed from the shoulders… Read More »
To many other researchers, creating a map of the 86 billion neurons, or nerve cells, that make up the brain would be considered a nearly insurmountable project. But researchers at the Allen Institute are pursuing the task, saying it will lay the foundation for a better understanding of how the brain works in its current… Read More »