Patient Plays Saxophone While Surgeons Remove Brain Tumor
A musician who played his saxophone during surgery to remove a brain tumor helped researchers shed light on how music is processed in the brain.... Read More...
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Brain-Computer Interface & Virtual Avatar Offers New Hope to Patients with Gait Disabilities
Coupling a non invasive brain computer interface with a virtual walking avatar may help those with gait disorders to regain control of their movements, a new study reports.... Read More...
People Who Hear Voices Can Detect Hidden Speech in Unusual Sounds
A new study published in Brain reveals people who experience auditory vocal hallucinations are better at detecting hidden speech in ambiguous sounds than non voice-hearers.... Read More...
‘Organismic Learning’ Mimics Some Aspects of Human Thought
Purdue researchers create an organismoid that can mimic some aspects of human thought, specifically the ability to retain important information and forget unimportant memories. ... Read More...
Mapping Mutations That Drive Tumors in Childhood Cancer Survivors
Researchers have identified a specific rearrangement involving the NF2 gene that appears to cause radiation induced meningiomas. The Nature Communication study reports this mutation could be a basis for why many long term pediatric cancer survivors go on to develop brain tumors later in life.... Read More...
Magic Helps Unlock How the Brain Works
Researchers have developed a new version of the classic Mirror Box Illusion to help better understand how the brain processes multiple sensory inputs to perceive our bodies and environment.... Read More...
Infants Know What We Like Best
Researchers discover infants as young as 8 months look for consistent behavioral patters and are able to make judgement about other people's preferences based on probabilities calculated from observed events.... Read More...
High Prevalence of Evidence of CTE in Brains of Deceased Football Players
A new JAMA study reveals chronic traumatic encephalopathy was present in a high number of brains of former football players. Researchers looked at the brains of former high school, college and NFL football players. Of the 202 brains analyzed, 177 showed signs of CTE. 110 of the 111 former NFL players' brains were diagnosed with CTE. Researchers say that, while the findings are significant, the findings could have limitations due to the players' families being motivated to donate the brains as a result of public awareness of the lasting effects of head injuries in football players.... Read More...
A Computer That Reads Body Language
A new computer system is able to see hand poses and track multiple people in real time. Researchers say that being able to detect nuances of non-verbal communication, robots will be better able to perceive what humans around them are doing.... Read More...
Low-Cost Smart Glove Translates American Sign Language Alphabet
Researchers at UCSD have developed a new gesture recognition glove that can wirelessly translate the ASL alphabet into text. The glove can also communicate back by controlling a virtual hand and mimicking gestures.... Read More...
Choir Helps People with Parkinson’s Disease Battle Destructive Effects to Muscles, Brain and Voice
Researchers at the Northern Arizona University are helping alleviate symptoms of Parkinson's and quash social isolation in sufferers by establishing a choir.... Read More...
Smart Walk Assist Improves Rehabilitation
Researchers have developed a new algorithm for a walking system that allows those with spinal cord injury to regain mobility. Researchers say their system, Smart Walk Assist, is designed to promote natural walking patterns in patients, so the nervous system can learn how to walk again.... Read More...