Neuroscience
Stimulation Sensation: The Non-Invasive Technologies Shaking Up Neuroscience
If you had peeked into Robert Reinhart’s lab at Boston University during their most recent project, you would have seen researchers gathered around a seated volunteer wearing an unusual head-mounted device; imagine a swimming cap bristling with an array of mazy wires. This strange setup has become key to the growing field of non-invasive …
New year, new you: the science of making, breaking and replacing habits
Welp, after what felt like the longest year ever, it’s 2021. And with the new year often comes resolutions — maybe more so this time round. Perhaps you want to lose some of those “corona-kilos” or simply maintain the good hygiene behaviours drummed into us during the pandemic. And in January, especially, we must wade …
EdUHK Partners with NNU to Conduct Research on Neuroscience and Education Technology in Special Education
The Integrated Centre for Wellbeing (I-WELL) of The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK), in collaboration with Nanjing Normal University of Special Education (NNU), and supported by the Tin Ka Ping Foundation (TKP), conducted research on neuroscience and education technology in special education. The project was completed in 2020, and a presentation was conducted in …
Translational Neuroscience Program students win training grants from National Institutes of Health – School of Medicine News
James Matchynski, left, Nolan O’Hara and Nicole Zabik. Three students enrolled in the Wayne State University Translational Neuroscience Program housed within the School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences have won significant training grants from the National Institutes of Health to support their innovative doctoral research projects. James Matchynski James Matchynski is a …
The neuroscience of self-isolating — and how technology helps us cope
Large numbers of people around the globe have been forced into solitude due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, social distancing is utterly at odds with our drive for social connection, the cornerstone of human evolution. Suddenly confronted with a lack of social interactions, many of us are now experiencing more loneliness. We are missing that …
Harnessing biology and technology to develop much-needed treatments for depression
New research into the biology of depression, along with new and evolving technologies, provides the basis for developing the next generation of treatments for major depressive disorder (MDD), according to the special January/February issue of Harvard Review of Psychiatry. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer. By embracing a multifactorial …
The Neuroscience Roundup – 11/15/19
List Nov 15, 2019 | by Ruairi J Mackenzie, Science Writer for Technology Networks Here’s a short selection of our favorite neuroscience stories from the last week! Researchers Ask for Ten Minutes of Your Time To Help Fight Huntington’s A new phase of a research project has asked for help from the public in the …
Loneliness Epidemic: Can technology solve the touch crisis?
The Compression Carpet is a machine created by Los Angeles-based artist Lucy McRae that simulates a hug to a person craving intimacy. Research indicates that nearly half of Americans lack daily meaningful interpersonal interactions with a friend or family member. This loneliness epidemic is accompanied by a touch crisis. McRae’s art and neuroscience suggest is …
New coating to improve performance of neural recording technology
A microelectrode array (MEA) is an implantable device through which neural signals can be obtained or delivered. It is an invaluable tool in neuroscience research and is critical to advancements in brain-computer interface (BCI) research, which has progressed to allow humans to operate robotic devices with their minds. Xinyan Tracy Cui, professor of bioengineering at …
Merging With Machines: A Look at Emerging Neuroscience Technologies
We are already cyborgs.” – Elon Musk Billionaire entrepreneur and futurist Elon Musk is one of many luminaries echoing the sentiment that we are on the verge of a full merger with machines. “It’s increasingly hard to tell where I end and where the computer begins,” states historian, professor, and New York Times bestselling …
