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Jan 20, 2020

Could Scientists ‘Hack’ the Zika Virus to Kill Brain Cancer?

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, cybercrime/malcode, neuroscience

Could Zika be used as a cancer treatment?

Jan 20, 2020

Belgian neurologist wins €1m prize for work on serious brain trauma

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

Generet prize will fund more trials by Steven Laureys to help written-off ‘vegetative’ patients.

Jan 19, 2020

Sugar alters brain chemistry after only 12 days

Posted by in categories: chemistry, neuroscience

New research in pigs examines how sugar intake affects the brain’s reward circuits and finds that changes are noticeable after just 12 days.

Jan 18, 2020

How To Hack A Human Brain | VICE on HBO

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, cybercrime/malcode, neuroscience

Advancements in neurotechnology are blurring the line between biology and technology. There is an emerging push to implant electronic devices inside the human body, hardwire them to our brains, and allow us to not only overcome disadvantages or injury but open up entirely new avenues of human experience.

VICE’s Thomas Morton got an inside look at what might be the next evolutionary step for humankind.

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Jan 18, 2020

Functional brain architecture is associated with the rate of tau accumulation in Alzheimer’s disease

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

Tau accumulation is associated with disease progression in Alzheimer’s disease. Here the authors use resting state fMRI and tau-PET to demonstrate that baseline connectivity in Alzheimer’s disease is associated with tau spreading.

Jan 18, 2020

7 rules to reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s and keep your brain healthy

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

This article is reprinted by permission from NextAvenue.org.

During the last Alzheimer’s disease support meeting I attended at my mother’s assisted living center, I sheepishly asked if anyone else was worried about their own risk for the disease.

A lot of hands went up.

Jan 18, 2020

The relationship between Biological and Artificial Intelligence

Posted by in categories: biological, neuroscience, robotics/AI

Claims of a relationship between AI and Neuroscience are more common than ever. They are often used to imply a higher chance of success for a technology. Are these claims true or just a hype?

Jan 18, 2020

How much maximum heat can your brain tolerate?

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Jan 17, 2020

Professor: Electrons and Quarks May Experience Consciousness

Posted by in categories: neuroscience, particle physics

Humans might not be so special after all.

Jan 17, 2020

Belgian brain doctor awarded for easing coma survivors’ return

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

Not all patients who fall into a coma return, and when they do it can mark a moment of joy for their loved ones—but their troubles are rarely over.

Often, brain damage leaves them paralysed or unable to communicate.

Belgian neurologist Steven Laureys has dedicated himself to the question of how to improve the lives of the formerly comatose, and of their families.