Biomedical technology

New VR 'superhero therapy' crushes chronic pain

We've all heard of the Incredible Hulk, the green-skinned, muscular superhero with limitless strength. So imagine what you could do if you could assume his persona and power?

Neuroscience

How we know where we are

The brain is a personalized GPS. It can keep track of where you are in time and space without your knowledge.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

How much memory loss is normal with aging?

You've driven home from work along the same route for the past five years. But lately, you've been stopping at the same intersection, struggling to remember if you need to turn left or right.

Neuroscience

Brain-computer-leg interface restores motion after stroke

Skoltech researchers have devised a novel method for leg rehabilitation after injury or stroke that uses a brain-computer interface and electrical stimulation of the spine delivered through the skin. Created by scientists ...

Neuroscience

Getting lost—why older people might lose their way

Researchers at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Disease (DZNE) have found a possible explanation for the difficulty in spatial orientation sometimes experienced by elderly people. In the brains of older adults, they ...

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