Turning Brain Waves Into Beautiful Music
Video of 7tFlrPwrwKYEver wondered what your brain sounds like on the inside? Trinity College philosophy professor Dan Lloyd has created a program that orchestrates our brainwaves. Scanning brains on an...
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Boosting a Brain Wave Makes People Go Slo-Mo
Hit Play for Slo-MoOK, maybe not that slow.Researchers have found that manipulating a particular brain wave can force human subjects to move more slowly, and provided some of the first evidence of how...
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Intel Wants Brain Implants in Its Customers' Heads by 2020
Mind TripWarner Bros.Intel wants into your brainIf the idea of turning consumers into true cyborgs sounds creepy, don't tell Intel researchers. Intel's Pittsburgh lab aims to develop brain implants...
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Campbell's Uses Neuromarketing To Design New Soup Can Labels
Andy Would Not Be HappyRobert Couse-Baker, via Flickr.comFor over a hundred years, Campbell's Soup cans have sported the iconic label inspired by Cornell's football uniform and made famous by Andy...
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Mind-Controlled Musical Instrument Helps Paralysis Patients Rehabilitate
Music Through the MindEduardo MirandaParalysis patients could play music with their minds, using a new brain-control interface that senses brain impulses and translates them into musical notes.Users...
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A Dead Sea Microbe's Fluorescent Protein Sheds Light on Brain Activity
Hippocampal neuron (63X)Courtesy Nikon Small World Photo Micrography Competition: Photographed by Dr. Carlo SalaA fluorescent protein derived from a Dead Sea microbe could be a novel way to track...
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This Is What Thinking About Nothing Looks Like
This Is What Nothing Looks LikeGustav Metzger via DesignWeekWhat do empty thoughts look like? According to the artist Gustav Metzger, they look like the weird blobby object above. Metzger hooked up his...
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Your Brain Pattern Could Be Your Password
EEG CapWikimedia CommonsWhen it's been a while since you last signed into your bank account, password hints can trigger your memory and help you recall your code word. But future security systems may...
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Stressing Out About Staying Calm
Brain-Sensing HeadbandInteraxonWhen I was in college, I participated in as many research studies as I could. It was easy money, so I gladly sat at computers and answered survey questions and allowed...
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You Could One Day Be Identified By Your Unique 'Brainprint'
A person hooked up for an electroencephalogram (EEG).Petter Kallioinen via Wikimedia CommonsSometimes, other people interpret your words differently than you may have intended--like you’re not on the...
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Computer Chip Detects Brain Waves That Could Predict Seizures
Health Warning epileptic patients before they have a seizure Neuroscientists from the University of Melbourne and researchers from IBM are teaming up to create a device that constantly monitors...
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Control DIY Projects With Your Mind
DIY Using an open-source brain-computer interface Pressing buttons with your hands is a drag. With OpenBCI,you can use your mind to control smartphones, robots, and even your friends’ limbs.
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Our mothers' exposure to BPA might lead us to binge as adults
Health A mouse study found brain changes related to satiety Exposure to BPA before birth might change the developing brain's sensitivity to leptin, a hormone that normally suppresses hunger.
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The devastating effects of childhood lead exposure could last a lifetime
Health Even moderate exposure might lower IQ Even modest exposure to lead as a kid causes a decline in IQ points—and career opportunities—with effects lasting well into middle age. Read on:…
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How to not get a horrible brain parasite on your trip to Hawaii
Health It's one souvenir you really don't want to bring home Cases of the super-grossly-named Rat Lungworm parasite are on the rise in Hawaii. Here's how to stay out of trouble in paradise.
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Yes, you can improve your memory. Here's how.
Health Think like a memory athlete "Memory athletes” effectively develop new neural connections throughout the brain. Here's how you can learn the same techniques.
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Learning to read as an adult might change the way your brain works
Science Take a look in a book. Learning to read as an adult increases connectivity between regions of the brain. Read on.
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Even moderate drinking might be bad for your brain
Health Sorry. Those who drank five glasses of wine a week showed a reduction in the volume of areas of the brain associated with memory and learning. Read on.
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Brain training apps don't seem to do much of anything
Health But figuring out whether or not they work is almost as tough as creating them. The brain training app Luminosity might not be any better than video games, according to a recent study.
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Why the latest study on football players’ brains is so important
Health Researchers found evidence of CTE in 99 percent of the deceased former NFL players they studied. Scientists have published one of the most definitive studies on CTE’s connection to football...
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