Regret is a Gambler’s Curse
Researchers report the orbitofrontal cortex replays aspects of past decisions, and the main driver of activity in the OFC is regret when it comes to gambling.... Read More...
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Brain Activity Patterns Underlying Fluent Speech Identified
Findings about how the speech center is organized and how fluid speech occurs could lead to the development of neuroprosthetics capable of translating thoughts into speech, researchers report.... Read More...
Recording a Thought’s Fleeting Trip Through the Brain
UC Berkeley researchers report the prefrontal cortex coordinates activity in order to help us act in response to perception.... Read More...
Brain Model Explores the Cause of Different Epileptic Seizure Onset Patterns
A new study explores which of the two main patterns of brain activity may be seen during the onset of an epileptic seizure.... Read More...
Researchers Directly Observe Concepts in Human Brain
Technological advances allow researchers to observe how the brain processes semantic information. ... Read More...
Researchers Use Brain Surface Stimulation To Provide ‘Touch’ Feedback To Direct Movement
A new study reports researchers have successfully used brain stimulation to provide touch feedback and direct movement. The findings could benefit those with spinal cord injury to regain movement.... Read More...
Can A Brain Computer Interface Convert Your Thoughts to Text?
Brain-to-text system could help people with speech difficulties to communicate, researchers report.... Read More...
Mind Controlled Prosthetic Arm Moves Individual Fingers
Researchers report a patient has been able to use a mind-controlled prosthesis to move individual digits without extensive training. ... Read More...
Chomsky Was Right, We Possess An Internal Grammar
Researchers find new support for Noam Chomsky’s decades-old theory that we possess an “internal grammar” that allows us to comprehend even nonsensical phrases.... Read More...
Reconstructing Spoken Sentences From Brain Activity Patterns
Researchers show it is possible to reconstruct complete sentences of continuous speech from brain waves and generate corresponding text.... Read More...
Researchers Describe Technology that Lets Spinal Cord Injured Man Control Robot Arm with Thoughts
Researchers describe how an electrode array sitting on top of the brain enabled a 30-year-old paralyzed man to control the movement of a character on a computer screen in three dimensions with just his thoughts. It also enabled him to move a robot arm to touch a friend’s hand for the first time in the seven years.... Read More...
Researchers Show Neural Fingerprints of Memory Associations
Researchers have long been interested in discovering the ways that human brains represent thoughts through a complex interplay of electrical signals. Recent im... Read More...