Obamacare’s Demise Is a Looming Disaster for Mental Health
‘I’m more confident’: Paralysed woman’s life after brain implant
HB, who has ALS, is the first person to use a brain implant at home. Using electrodes placed under her skull, she is able to play games and communicate
First home brain implant lets ‘locked-in’ woman play games
After training on whack-a-mole and Pong, a woman paralysed by ALS has become the first person to use a brain implant at home, communicating by thought alone
Election Got You Feeling Down? Good News: It Isn’t Just You
How Algorithms Could Help Keep People Out of Jail
Instagram Probably Can’t Predict Depression. GPS, Though…
Mystery of 101-year-old master pianist who has dementia
Somehow an elderly woman who struggles to recognise people or where she is can tap in to the musical training of her youth to play nearly 400 songs by ear
Anxious people hear some sounds as more important than they are
An anxious brain appears to process sounds in an over-general way, ramping up the expectation that something bad might happen
The Quiet Epidemic of Mental Disorders in Refugees
The stress from instability and trauma means that refugees are particularly vulnerable to mental disorders.
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Why Pharma Wants to Put Sensors in This Blockbuster Drug
Is this technology really the best fit for patients who are mentally ill?
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