Medical research
Mouse-human comparison reveals unexpected functions of the thalamus
Researchers have recreated the brain functions of mice and humans using computers. Artificial intelligences could learn from this.
Oct 4, 2022
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PLoS Computational Biology
Psychology & Psychiatry
Wearable technology measures mental activity through the skin
Researchers at NYU Tandon have reached a key milestone in their quest to develop wearable technology that manages to measure key brain mechanisms through the skin.
Aug 1, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research probes how people control unwanted thoughts
When trying to avoid an unwanted thought, people often reactively reject and replace the thought after it occurs. But proactively avoiding an association in the first place can be much more efficient, and help prevent the ...
Jul 14, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Methods from weather forecasting can be adapted to assess risk of COVID-19 exposure
Techniques used in weather forecasting can be repurposed to provide individuals with a personalized assessment of their risk of exposure to COVID-19 or other viruses, according to new research published by Caltech scientists.
Jun 23, 2022
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Medical research
New insights into the complexity of the brain
A recent study out of the Complexity Science Hub (CSH) Vienna paves the way to a deeper insight into the complexity of the human brain, one of the largest and most sophisticated organs in the human body. The study—which ...
May 30, 2022
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Neuroscience
'Traveling' nature of brain waves may help working memory function
After more than a century of study, the significance of brain waves—the coordinated, rhythmic electrical activity of groups of brain cells—is still not fully known. An especially underappreciated aspect of the phenomenon ...
Jan 31, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 may have spread faster in US because first symptom was cough
The strain of COVID-19 virus that was circulating in the United States and Europe during the first wave of the pandemic may have been particularly infectious because the most common first symptom was likely a cough, according ...
Dec 16, 2021
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Study finds new pollutants associated with an altered ratio of baby boys to girls
Changes in the human sex ratio at birth—defined as the percentage of newborns that are boys—are associated with the presence of air and water pollutants, but are not predictably associated with seasonality or weather, ...
Dec 2, 2021
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Neuroscience
A new model for how the brain perceives unique odors
A study published in PLOS Computational Biology describes a new model for how the olfactory system discerns unique odors. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania found that a simplified, statistics-based model can ...
Nov 1, 2021
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Neuroscience
New AI algorithm improves brain stimulation devices to treat disease
For millions of people with epilepsy and movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease, electrical stimulation of the brain already is widening treatment possibilities. In the future, electrical stimulation may help people ...
Sep 3, 2021
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