Search results for: brain
Scientists email brainwaves 5,000 miles
8-30-2014 |
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A new experiment has succeeded in sending a message from one brain to another across continents.
'Robo brain' could lead to a real-life Skynet
8-27-2014 | 19
An 'Internet for robots' has been developed to provide a global knowledge resource for machines.
Physiologist built a brain scanner in 1882
8-23-2014 | 3
Angelo Mosso built a device to observe how the brain functioned by weighing a person's head.
Woman becomes 'hyper empath' after surgery
8-12-2014 | 21
A woman who underwent a brain operation is now believed to possess a heightened sense of empathy.
Computer chip can think like a human brain
8-9-2014 | 17
IBM has developed a sophisticated new chip that works by simulating the neurons inside the human brain.
$1.6B Human Brain Project under fire
7-7-2014 | 9
More than 190 neuroscience researchers have condemned the project as a waste of money.
Consciousness on-off switch discovered
7-5-2014 | 47
Scientists have identified the area of the brain responsible for triggering our conscious experience.
Can we slow down our perception of time ?
6-30-2014 | 31
A man who had suffered an aneurysm discovered that he was perceiving the world as if time had stopped.
Is the concept of 'free will' an illusion ?
6-23-2014 | 35
Scientists believe that free will could be due to fluctuations in the background noise of the brain.
Albert Einstein's brain 'not so special'
5-31-2014 | 34
Psychologist Terence Hines has debunked previous claims that Einstein's brain had special properties.
What is the purpose of yawning ?
5-15-2014 | 20
The conventional idea that yawning is a sign of tiredness or boredom is now thought to be incorrect.
Scientists learn how to induce lucid dreaming
5-14-2014 | 35
Influencing the brain through electric scalp stimulation can allow a person to control their own dreams.
Do our thoughts exist in the physical world ?
5-9-2014 | 114
Philosophers have pondered for thousands of years over the very nature of human consciousness.
Scientists use machine to read minds
3-30-2014 | 20
A new technique is able to see and accurately reconstruct images directly from a person's mind.
Lack of sleep can cause brain damage
3-23-2014 | 18
Failing to get enough sleep could not only make you tired, it could permanently damage your brain cells.
Woman gains drawing ability after head injury
3-21-2014 | 11
Up until the accident Pip Taylor was almost completely useless at drawing and sketching.
Scientists probe out-of-body experiences
3-8-2014 | 30
For the first time a brain scan has revealed what happens when someone is undertaking an 'astral trip'.
Brain scans reveal dogs' vocal responses
2-22-2014 | 10
A new study has shown that a dog's brain reacts to voices in much the same way as the brain of a human.
Monkey's brain controls 'avatar' movements
2-20-2014 | 8
Scientists have managed to enable one monkey to control the movements of a second 'avatar' monkey.
Scientists film how brain makes memories
VIDEO 1-29-2014 | 8
For the first time ever, researchers have caught on video the process responsible for memory formation.
