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Stanford Professor Zhenan Bao is leading American and Korean researchers in the quest for an artificial nerve system. NeuroscienceNews.com image is credited to Kevin Craft.

Artificial Nerve System Gives Prosthetic Devices and Robots a Sense of Touch

Neuroscience NewsJune 1, 2018

Researchers have created an artificial nervous system that may give prosthetics and robots reflexes and the ability to sense touch. The system is sensitive enough to identify letters in the Braille alphabet.... Read More...

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Deep Learning Comes Full Circle

Neuroscience NewsMay 7, 2018

AI research has come full circle, helping neuroscientist better understand how the human brain works, researchers say.... Read More...

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Altered Immune Cells Clear Childhood Brain Tumor: Mouse Study

Neuroscience NewsApril 16, 2018

A fatal brain stem tumor was cleared by injecting it with engineered T-cells that recognized cancer and targeted it for destruction in mouse models, researchers report. ... Read More...

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Brain ‘Stethoscope’ Listens For Silent Seizures

Neuroscience NewsMarch 22, 2018

Researchers have developed what they have dubbed a 'brain stethoscope', a device capable of turning EEG brain wave data into sound. The device is able to detect epileptic seizures that do not result in convulsions. ... Read More...

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Mental Rehearsal Prepares Our Brains For Real World Actions

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 16, 2018

A Neuron study reports brain machine interface technology may shed light on how mentally running through a routine improves performance.... Read More...

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Friends’ Genes May Help Others Stay in School

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 18, 2018

Stanford researchers report it's not just your DNA that influences your educational achievement. The genetics of others in your social circle also influences how far you go in school.... Read More...

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Brain Zap Saps Destructive Urges

Neuroscience NewsDecember 19, 2017

Deep brain stimulation to the nucleus accumbens can help prevent impulsive behaviors, researchers report in PNAS.... Read More...

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Many Different Types of Anxiety and Depression Exist

Neuroscience NewsDecember 8, 2017

Stanford researchers have identified five new categories of specific symptoms and brain area activation that can be applied to the diagnosis of anxiety and depression in a more specific manner.... Read More...

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Clinical Trial Finds Blood-Plasma Infusions for Alzheimer’s Safe and Promising

Neuroscience NewsNovember 5, 2017

A small group of people with Alzheimer's who received an experimental blood plasma infusion from young donors showed some improvements in their condition, researchers report.... Read More...

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Researchers Link Regular Marijuana Use to More Sex

Neuroscience NewsOctober 27, 2017

Contrary to popular conceptions that marijuana may impair sexual desire and performance, a new study reveals frequent marijuana use is associated with increased coital frequency. ... Read More...

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Probing How Americans Think About Mental Life

Neuroscience NewsOctober 20, 2017

A new study explores how Americans think about, and categorize, mental life. Most, they report, break 'mental life' into three components, body, heart and mind.... Read More...

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Changing Behaviors May Be Easier When People See Norms Changing

Neuroscience NewsOctober 6, 2017

People are more likely to adapt their behavior if they believe their actions are reflective of how society is changing, a new study reports.... Read More...

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Neuroscience

Experimental blood test accurately spots fibromyalgia

How Attention Helps the Brain Perceive an Object

It’s no Fortnite, but it’s helping stroke survivors move again

Neurology

Experimental blood test accurately spots fibromyalgia

It’s no Fortnite, but it’s helping stroke survivors move again

The robots that dementia caregivers want: Robots for joy, robots for sorrow

AI

AI and MRIs at birth can predict cognitive development at age 2

A robotic leg, born without prior knowledge, learns to walk

Less-invasive procedure helps surgeons pinpoint epilepsy surgical candidates

Robotics

The robots that dementia caregivers want: Robots for joy, robots for sorrow

Seeing through a robot’s eyes helps those with profound motor impairments

A robotic leg, born without prior knowledge, learns to walk

Psychology

Deep brain stimulation provides sustained relief for severe depression

Bartonella Infection and Sudden Onset Adolescent Schizophrenia: Case Study

Fast-acting psychedelic associated with improvements in depression/anxiety

Artificial Nerve System Gives Prosthetic Devices and Robots a Sense of Touch

Deep Learning Comes Full Circle

Altered Immune Cells Clear Childhood Brain Tumor: Mouse Study

Brain ‘Stethoscope’ Listens For Silent Seizures

Mental Rehearsal Prepares Our Brains For Real World Actions

Brain Zap Saps Destructive Urges

Clinical Trial Finds Blood-Plasma Infusions for Alzheimer’s Safe and Promising

Researchers Link Regular Marijuana Use to More Sex

Probing How Americans Think About Mental Life