Rewriting Life A Brain Implant that Thinks A monkey study suggests that neural implants could one day help brain-damaged patients perform specific cognitive tasks. by Susan Young Rojahn 2012-09-13T19:05:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines Could Augmented Reality be Hazardous to Your Health? Pop-up alerts and other displays in our field of vision could interfere with our perception of speed and velocity, says a bioengineer by Christopher Mims 2011-04-22T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Spotting Alzheimer's Disease Early An experimental tracer detects signs of the disorder in living patients. by Emily Singer 2011-01-19T00:00:00-05:00
Rewriting Life Gene Therapy for Treating Depression Researchers find they can alleviate depression in mice by boosting a protein in one part of the brain. by Karen Weintraub 2010-10-26T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Brain Implant Cuts Seizures Epilepsy patients who don’t respond to drugs may soon have a new option. by Emily Singer 2009-12-09T00:00:00-05:00
Rewriting Life Electrifying Brain Tumors Combined with chemotherapy, electric fields help prevent the growth of deadly brain tumors. by Lauren Gravitz 2009-10-29T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Color-Blind Monkeys Get Full Color Vision Gene therapy can transform the visual system, even in adults. by Emily Singer 2009-09-16T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Brain Defect Found in Tone-Deaf People A missing brain circuit may explain why some people can’t keep a tune. by Emily Singer 2009-08-18T17:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Reading the Surface of the Brain A startup aims to develop a minimally invasive neural prosthesis for disabled patients. by Emily Singer 2009-06-03T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Tiny Implants for Treating Chronic Pain RFID technology allows neural stimulators to get really small. by Emily Singer 2009-05-15T00:00:00-04:00