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·February 9, 2021·3 min read

Being Male, BMI, Smoking and Depression All Increase Biological Age

Researchers identify five biological indicators that have a significant impact on biological aging.

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·January 14, 2021·7 min read

High Insulin Levels During Childhood a Risk for Mental Health Problems in Adulthood

High levels of insulin during mid-childhood was linked to an increased risk of developing psychosis during early adulthood. Additionally, an increase in BMI during the onset of puberty, specifically in girls, was linked to an increased risk of depression.

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·November 9, 2020·4 min read

Researchers Isolate and Decode Brain Signal Patterns for Specific Behaviors

A new machine-learning algorithm has uncovered new neural mechanisms and enhanced the decoding of behaviors directly from brain signaling data.

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·August 11, 2020·4 min read

Excess Weight Among Pregnant Women May Interfere With Child’s Developing Brain

Maternal obesity may hinder their child's brain development as soon as the second trimester of pregnancy. High maternal BMI is associated with changes to the child's prefrontal cortex and anterior insula, two brain areas associated with decision making, and behavior.

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·August 5, 2020·4 min read

Body Weight Has Surprising and Alarming Impact on Brain Function

Obesity and higher body mass are linked to decreased cerebral blood flow. Lower cerebral blood flow is associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease and a range of psychiatric disorders.

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·July 27, 2020·5 min read

Ultra-Low Power Brain Implants Find Meaningful Signal in Grey Matter Noise

Researchers reduced the power requirements of neural interfaces while improving their accuracy by tuning into a subset of brain waves.

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·April 23, 2020·4 min read

Brain-computer interface technology restores sense of touch to man with SCI

Researchers were able to restore the sense of touch to a 28-year-old who suffered a spinal cord injury with the help of new brain-computer interface technology.

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·April 20, 2020·4 min read

Mind over body: The search for stronger brain-computer interfaces

Machine learning algorithm allows a brain-computer interface to readjust itself continually in the background to ensure the system is always calibrated and ready to use.

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·February 26, 2020·3 min read

New study allows brain and artificial neurons to link up over the web

Researchers have created a hybrid neural network where biological and artificial neurons in different parts of the world were able to communicate via the internet through a hub of memristive synapses.

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·February 4, 2020·3 min read

Researchers discover method to detect motor-related brain activity

Applying a nonlinear signal processing method to experimental data, a new study reveals a connection between motor behavior and brain activity. The findings could help with the development of new brain-computer interfaces and artificial intelligence technologies.

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·January 9, 2020·5 min read

Decoding hidden brain chatter to advance neuroprostheses

Neural activity patterns for limb movements remain stable over time. Researchers were able to record, decode, and reconstruct activity patterns from common movement skills. The findings could have immediate implications for the development of neuroprosthetics that can bypass brain injuries by inferring intended motor actions from a person's brain.