Neuroscience

Worldwide campaign for neurorights notches its first win

IEEE Spectrum: The government of Chile is taking a stand: Its citizens must be protected from technologies that are capable of mind control, mind reading, or any other nefarious interference with their brains. While such concerns used to be relegated to…

Brain Chip Combines Electrodes and Microfluidics

IEEE Spectrum: Neurons use electrical pulses and chemicals to communicate with each other. Analyzing both is critical for studying brain function and spotting brain diseases, but today’s implants can measure only one or the other. Researchers in Korea have now made…

Stem Cell-Derived Neurons Mimic Alzheimer’s Pathogenesis

Forbes: A recent paper displays striking progress in Alzheimer’s disease research. A team from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School has discovered methods to grow neurons and brain tissue from stem cells that surprisingly, imitate the unique characteristics…

Blood tests reveal brain damage following long-term spaceflight

Physics World: For astronauts, staying healthy while in orbit is a top priority. The human body simply isn’t built for outer space: long-term exposure to microgravity can result in muscle loss, weaken bones and even shorten eyeballs. But what happens to…