Neuroscience – Page 4 – Esoteric news

June 29, 2016

The Chicken and EEG Problem: Looking For a Humane Way to Kill Chickens

Animal welfare is tricky when you get into the details; it means, essentially, a bunch of humans sitting around considering what it feels like to be a chicken. The post The Chicken and EEG Problem: Looking For a Humane Way to Kill Chickens appeared first on WIRED.

June 28, 2016

A Knock on the Head Can Give You the British Accent of Your Dreams

A Texas woman got jaw surgery and wound up with a British accent. Sounds legit. The post A Knock on the Head Can Give You the British Accent of Your Dreams appeared first on WIRED.

June 25, 2016

A Gold-Leaf Brain Lights Up With the Awesome Complexity of Neurons

"When you have this gigantic thing looming in front of you with the lights draping over it and it’s just exploding with activity, even a little kid can look at that and just be like, 'Holy shit! This is really complicated.'" The post A Gold-Leaf Brain Lights Up With the Awesome Complexity of Neurons appeared first on WIRED.

April 13, 2016

A Brain Implant Brings a Quadriplegic’s Arm Back to Life

A quadriplegic patient can swipe credit cards and play video games thanks to the microchip implanted in his brain two years ago. The post A Brain Implant Brings a Quadriplegic's Arm Back to Life appeared first on WIRED.

April 11, 2016

The Strange Case of the Woman Who Can’t Remember Her Past—Or Imagine Her Future

Meet the first person ever diagnosed with severely deficient autobiographical memory. She knows facts about her life but can't mentally relive any of it. The post The Strange Case of the Woman Who Can't Remember Her Past—Or Imagine Her Future appeared first on WIRED.

April 9, 2016

A Map of the Brain Could Teach Machines to See Like You

A race to decipher the brain's algorithms could revolutionize machine learning. The post A Map of the Brain Could Teach Machines to See Like You appeared first on WIRED.

March 28, 2016

The Nameless Mouse Behind the Largest-Ever Neural Network

This is the true story of a Harvard lab mouse, whose brain is now at the center of one of the most impressive functional brain maps ever. The post The Nameless Mouse Behind the Largest-Ever Neural Network appeared first on WIRED.

March 22, 2016

I Want to Believe This Surprised Baboon Gets What Magic Is

World renowned primatologist Frans de Waal doesn't see that viral GIF the same way we do. The post I Want to Believe This Surprised Baboon Gets What Magic Is appeared first on WIRED.

March 3, 2016

A Science Journal Invokes ‘the Creator,’ and Science Pushes Back

Open-access journal PLoS ONE published a paper that credits "the Creator" for designing the human hand. That's a no-no. The post A Science Journal Invokes 'the Creator,' and Science Pushes Back appeared first on WIRED.

February 15, 2016

Being Bilingual Changes the Architecture of Your Brain

Making a decision with every word you say may actually be like weightlifting for the brain.

The post Being Bilingual Changes the Architecture of Your Brain appeared first on WIRED.