Search results for: brain
The strange world of phrenology, or 'reading the bumps on your head'
4-28-2025 |
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For a long time, people believed that the bumps on someone's head could yield information about the brain.
How close are we to being able to build a real-life RoboCop ?
4-21-2025 | 4
Brain-computer interfaces and advanced robotics could one day make the iconic cyborg cop a reality.
Are our thoughts actually 'real' ? Here's what philosophers think
3-9-2025 | 1
We all experience thought, but do our thoughts objectively exist beyond our own perception of them ?
'Everyone has psychic abilities', controversial new study suggests
3-7-2025 | 81
A new study has suggested that our innate psychic abilities may be getting suppressed by the brain.
Burst of brain activity after death could be 'soul' leaving the body
2-22-2025 | 137
A leading psychologist has identified an unusual burst of brain activity that occurs after a patient has died.
The pink elephant test - are you able to suppress your own thoughts?
12-23-2024 | 11
If we told you not to think of a pink elephant, would you be able to, or would you end up thinking of one all the more?
Does consciousness live within electric currents in the brain?
11-26-2024 | 12
A controversial theory concerning the nature of consciousness has been gaining traction in recent years.
Scientists have figured out a way to teach rats how to drive a vehicle
11-12-2024 | 8
Neuroscientist Kelly Lambert has been spearheading efforts to develop new and improved rat-operated vehicles.
These three ancient Greek paradoxes are sure to melt your brain
8-17-2024 | 7
Devised by Greek philosophers thousands of years ago, these paradoxes will leave you scratching your head.
The secrets of sleep: five recent research breakthroughs
5-31-2024 | 1
From lucid dreaming to the way sleeping affects the brain - the mysteries of sleep are now slowly being revealed.
Could remembering something actually damage our brain cells ?
4-29-2024 | 5
New research suggests that the process of forming long-term memories might damage the brain's nerve cells.
How feasible is it to transplant a brain from one head to another?
3-28-2024 | 9
Could someone realistically have their brain transferred to a new body or is this purely the stuff of science fiction ?
Video shows Neuralink brain chip recipient playing chess 'telepathically'
VIDEO 3-21-2024 | 10
For the first time, footage has emerged showing the capabilities of Elon Musk's Neuralink brain-computer interface chip.
New Havana syndrome study raises more questions than answers
3-20-2024 | 16
Scientists have conducted advanced tests on the brains of those afflicted with the enigmatic condition.
Brain implants: what are the ethical issues of wiring up our minds ?
2-16-2024 | 0
After Neuralink's recent announcement of a successful human trial, brain implants have become a topic of heated debate.
Neuralink brain chip has been implanted in a human for the first time
1-30-2024 | 17
Elon Musk's ambitious brain-computer interface startup has carried out its first ever human brain implant procedure.
Scientists develop new way to make someone easier to hypnotize
1-8-2024 | 2
The non-invasive brain stimulation technique was shown to be effective at increasing a person's hypnotizability.
Doctors find metal needle in the brain of an 80-year-old woman
10-18-2023 | 2
The woman had seemingly lived for eight decades with the needle embedded in the left side of her brain.
Pregnant women could help to solve the mysteries of pareidolia
10-1-2023 | 1
Pareidolia is the brain's tendency to perceive meaningful shapes in abstract patterns, such as seeing faces in the clouds.
Consciousness may rely on brain cells acting collectively
8-20-2023 | 9
Neurophysiologist Par Halje looks at how research into psychedelics could help us understand consciousness.
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