Brain articles

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  Obesity could be treated with a pacemaker implanted into the brain, according to new study

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on April 26, 2013 02:57 pm + 42 comments

  A brain implant could become a new tool for treating obesity in patients unresponsive to traditional Continue reading…

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  Artificially reconnecting damaged tissue could restore movement in paralytics

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on April 11, 2013 11:38 am + 16 comments

  Paralyzed individuals currently rely on robotic prosthetics to recover their lost movement, but new Continue reading…

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  Researchers discover brain scan signature that can determine when people feel pain

  By Bryan Bishop on April 10, 2013 08:31 pm + 11 comments

  In a set of recent studies, researchers were able to determine whether individual subjects were Continue reading…

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  Lasers used to turn off cocaine addiction in rat brains, may translate into human therapy

  By Carl Franzen on April 3, 2013 06:27 pm + 23 comments

  Kicking a cocaine addiction may be as simple as beaming a laser straight into the brain — at least Continue reading…

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  Human brain cells found to boost learning ability in mice

  By Louis Goddard on March 30, 2013 05:29 pm + 44 comments

  A recent study by researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center has revealed new Continue reading…

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  The madness of March: why the 'Big Dance' may affect fans' minds more than other sports

  By Carl Franzen on March 27, 2013 11:20 am + 48 comments

  Are you suffering from any one or more of the following side effects: anger, euphoria, depression, Continue reading…

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  Scanning felons' brains could help predict whether they'll reoffend

  By Sam Byford on March 27, 2013 12:36 am + 49 comments

  Over five decades since A Clockwork Orange foretold a future where experimental science is used to Continue reading…

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  Simulating the brain with a supercomputer

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on March 20, 2013 10:09 am + 34 comments

  The first incarnation of Blue Brain — a digital representation of the human mind — could Continue reading…

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  Brown University develops first wireless remote for controlling robots with your brain

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on March 5, 2013 10:28 am + 4 comments

  You still can't download your brain — but we're one step closer to controlling robots with our Continue reading…

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  'Neurocomic' is a graphic novel that will teach you how brains work

  By Andrew Webster on March 3, 2013 04:49 pm + 10 comments

  If you're interested in learning more about how our brains work, you might just want to pick up a Continue reading…