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Nov 19
2021

“Deepfaking the Mind” Could Improve Brain-Computer Interfaces for People with Disabilities

The Neuro-Network.

“𝘿𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙛𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙙” 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙄𝙢𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝘽𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣-𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙋𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬

𝙎𝙮𝙣𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙣𝙚𝙪𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙖 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙣𝙚𝙩𝙬… See more.

Synthetic neurological data created using generative adversarial networks could speed up training of brain-computer interfaces, new study finds.

Nov 19
2021

Meet the Gen Z founders who created a music app to help combat pandemic-induced anxiety and depression

Name: Travis Chen and Brian Femminella

Age: 22 and 21

Location: Seattle, Washington; Los Angeles, California.

Business: SoundMind, a music therapy app designed for those experiencing trauma, depression 0, and anxiety.

Nov 19
2021

Stepwise synaptic plasticity events drive the early phase of memory consolidation

Distinct phases of synaptic plasticity contribute to memory formation at different times and in different brain regions.

Nov 18
2021

How technology has inspired neuroscientists to reimagine the brain

Telegraphs and computers helped scientists reimagine the mind, writes Matthew Cobb in The Idea of the Brain.

Nov 18
2021

How Google is Reading Your Thoughts — Scientists Mapping the Human Brain

Google is secretly working with the world’s leading neuroscientists on mapping the entire Human Brain. Neuroscientists at have released the most detailed 3D map of the mammalian brain ever made. Google has helped them by funding their goal to create the most detailed map yet of the connections within the human brain. It reveals a staggering amount of detail, including patterns of connections between neurons, as well as what may be a new kind of neuron.

The applications in the field of Brain Computer Interfaces or understanding medical conditions are staggering. But it’s doubtful that this will just help companies such as Neuralink develop advanced future brain computer interfaces and will likely lead to Google doing evil things by understanding people’s way of thinking and delivering ads to them.
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 A Paradigm Shift in Brain Research.
00:53 What did actually happen?
02:54 How Scientists mapped the Human Brain.
05:05 What this does for neuroscientists.
06:23 How long until we understand the Brain?
08:08 Last Words.
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Nov 18
2021

What Are the Ethics of an Implant That Delivers Pleasure Directly Into Your Brain?

For example, scientists recently treated a patient’s severe depression with a neural implant that zaps her brain 300 times per day and, she says, has allowed her to spontaneously laugh and feel joy for the first time in years. Of course, the treatment requires an electrode implanted deep into the brain, which currently reserves it for the most extreme medical cases — but as brain interface tech inexorably becomes more advanced and widely available, there’s no reason such a device couldn’t become a consumer gadget as well.

At the research’s current rate of trajectory, experts told Futurism, the tech could conceivably hit the market in just a few years. But what we don’t know is what it will mean for us, psychologically as individuals and sociologically as a society, when we can experience genuine pleasure from the push of a button. And all those questions become even more complex, of course, when applied to the messy world of sex.

“A big question that remains unanswered is whether sextech will ultimately become a complement to our sex lives or a substitute,” Kinsey Institute research fellow Justin Lehmiller, an expert on sex and psychology, told Futurism.

Nov 17
2021

Evolutionary Cybernetics 101: Gaia 2.0, Web 3.0

Cybernetics can be defined as a multidisciplinary approach to study feedback-driven systems of control between animal and machine.

Nov 17
2021

Clinical trial of nasal vaccine for Alzheimer’s disease underway at Boston hospital

It is designed to activate white blood cells found in the lymph nodes on the sides and back of the neck to migrate to the brain and trigger clearance of beta-amyloid plaques — one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s. I-Mab Biopharma (I-Mab) and Jiangsu Nhwa Pharmaceutical (NHWA) are responsible for the development, manufacturing and commercialization of Protollin.

The trial represents the culmination of nearly 20 years of research led by Dr. Howard L. Weiner, co-director of the Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases at the Brigham.

“The launch of the first human trial of a nasal vaccine for Alzheimer’s is a remarkable milestone,” said Weiner. “Over the last two decades, we’ve amassed preclinical evidence suggesting the potential of this nasal vaccine for AD. If clinical trials in humans show that the vaccine is safe and effective, this could represent a nontoxic treatment for people with Alzheimer’s, and it could also be given early to help prevent Alzheimer’s in people at risk.”

Nov 16
2021

A key brain region responds to faces similarly in infants and adults

The Neuro-Network.

𝘼 𝙠𝙚𝙮 𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙨𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙛𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙙𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙨

𝙎𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙮 𝙨𝙪𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙖 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙭 𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙨 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙣 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙥𝙧𝙚… See more.

In a functional magnetic resonance imaging study of babies ranging in age from two to nine months, MIT researchers have found regions of the infant visual cortex that show strong preferences for either faces, bodies, or scenes, just as they do in adults.

Nov 16
2021

Insular cortex neurons encode and retrieve specific immune responses

Neuronal ensembles in the mouse insular cortex activated during distinct inflammatory conditions are capable of retrieving or suppressing the associated peripheral immunological responses.