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HHMI Bulletin
May 2011
Sarah C.P. Williams |
Nourishing Neural Stem Cells with CSF Inside your skull, your brain is floating in a clear liquid. This liquor cerebrospinalis, or cerebrospinal fluid, until recently was considered simply cushioning for the brain.   |
HHMI Bulletin
Aug 2011 |
Let's Get Small Tim Harris develops tools neuroscientists can use to measure the brain's activity, to give them a quantitative view inside the elaborate structure of the brain. |
Bio-IT World
July 2005 |
DBS Model Full color illustrations of a deep brain stimulation system using a pulse generator in the chest and four electrodes in the brain. |
Chemistry World
October 6, 2015
Tim Wogan |
Rolled-up electrodes record brain activity without scarring Ultra-flexible neural electrodes have been created that can more precisely measure brain activity without causing tissue scarring. |
Chemistry World
January 30, 2011
Simon Hadlington |
Nanotubes protect brain tissue from stroke damage Researchers in Korea and the US have shown that modified carbon nanotubes can protect brain tissue from the damage caused by ischaemic stroke, where the blood supply to the brain is interrupted. |
PC Magazine
November 29, 2006 |
Brain Chip University of Washington researchers have demonstrated an implantable device in live animals that can record signals from one part of the brain and send the impulses to a different part of the brain. |
PC Magazine
April 19, 2006 |
Bits & Bites v25n08 How fast does your brain process information? This website will tell answer that question. |
Wired
August 2001
Jennifer Kahn |
Let's Make Your Head Interactive The Human Brain Project is combining wet anatomy with next-gen scanning, imaging, and networking to give neuroscience a revolutionary new tool -- the globally accessible online mind... |
IEEE Spectrum
October 2007
Morgen E. Peck |
Researchers Testing New Electric Treatment for Migraines A small DC current through the skull seems to interrupt the headaches and may even prevent them |
Science News
October 2, 2004 |
Skeptical Brains A link to a site dedicated to showcase recent media misinterpretations of brain studies. |
Chemistry World
March 2, 2009
James Urquhart |
Shining a light on neural activity US researchers have developed a new way to activate brain neurons that could lead to less invasive methods of restoring function in damaged nerves and brain tissue. |
Popular Mechanics
September 18, 2009
Erin McCarthy |
Fringe Season Two Premiere Misrepresents Head Trauma Neurologist Justin Sattin reveals to readers why the tv show's depiction of brain damage is misleading. |
Chemistry World
September 5, 2013
Emma Stoye |
Raman-based imaging takes guesswork out of brain surgery A new technique that color-codes cancerous and healthy brain cells according to their chemistry could help surgeons remove all traces of brain tumors while minimizing damage to sensitive tissues. |
Outside
November 2002
Neal Thompson |
Strengthen the Muscle Between Your Ears True fitness follows the adage "Use it or lose it." Turns out the brain follows the same rule. Here's a two-part approach to brain development -- physical and mental -- which you can effortlessly incorporate into your existing workout plan. |
IEEE Spectrum
October 2005
Willie D. Jones |
Fiber to the Brain Nanotech researchers have devised a method for attaching electrodes to small clusters of brain cells -- or even individual neurons -- using the cardiovascular system as the conduit through which wires are threaded. |
Popular Mechanics
February 11, 2009
Erin McCarthy |
Questions for Fringe Stars: A Love Affair With Out-There Science Popular Mechanics chats with the cast of sci-fi show Fringe about how they prepare for the show, how Fringe compares to the X-Files and what to expect from the rest of the season. |
IEEE Spectrum
May 2009
Prachi Patel |
Laser Probes for Brain Experiments Laser-activated probes stimulate brain cells better, say scientists |
Entrepreneur
January 2006
Mark Henricks |
Gray Matters As science unlocks more and more of your brain's secrets, learn how harnessing the power of your greatest asset can create a more productive, more persuasive, more competitive business. |
PC Magazine
July 4, 2008
Logan Kugler |
Understanding the Brain As much as we know about the human brain, there's just as much we don't know. |
IEEE Spectrum
October 2008
Willie D. Jones |
New Brain-Machine Interface Reactivates Monkey's Paralyzed Muscles A monkey learned to use the output of just one brain cell to move its wrist |
Popular Mechanics
November 13, 2009
Allie Townsend |
Is Fringe's Ritalin-Inspired Mind Control Cocktail Possible? The Fringe episode "Of Human Action" deals with mind control on a much higher level than hypnosis. |
Popular Mechanics
January 15, 2010
Allie Townsend |
Fringe Double Feature Plays With Mutation and Exorcism Tuesday's "Unearthed" was the first of the Fringe double-episode week and dove into the paranormal with a brain-dead teenager, a murder victim and a Russian invasion of the mind. |
Chemistry World
June 2011 |
Breaking through the barrier Getting drug molecules into the brain means crossing the defensive blood-brain barrier. Anthony King investigates how chemists are infiltrating the brain's fortress |
AskMen.com
Jonathan Harvey |
Improve Your Mind With Music Do you think it's possible to become smarter and think more clearly with music? Can someone become a more effective learner, reader and thinker without even breaking a sweat? |
Chemistry World
March 28, 2014
Michael Parkin |
Rare-cell analysis platform pursues neurodegeneration answers A technique for spotting the small numbers of immune cells that cross the blood -- brain barrier into the cerebral spinal fluid may offer early clues on neurodegenerative disease progression. |
AskMen.com
August 3, 2003
Mike Davison |
Are You At Risk Of Having A Stroke? Learn about this life-threatening condition that can lead to disability, brain damage, or even death. |
Nursing
September 1, 2007
Mary Unruh Fagley |
Taking Charge of Seizure Activity Learn what happens during a seizure when the brain's electric signals go awry and how you can help someone plagued by the disturbing effects. |
BusinessWeek
March 14, 2005
John Carey |
Tysabri's Painful Lessons Biogen's sudden withdrawal of the multiple sclerosis drug illustrates the dangers of trying to alter the immune system's workings |
Popular Mechanics
September 24, 2008
Kate Schweitzer |
Fringe's Brain Science Flirts with Facts in 3rd Episode This week's episode of J.J. Abrams' sci-fi hit Fringe was full of situations in need of a reality check. We check in with a neurologist to debunk more of the show's junk science. |
Wired
March 2007
Steven Gulie |
A Shock to the System To slow the progress of Parkinson's disease, doctors planted electrodes deep in my brain. Then they turned on the juice. |
IEEE Spectrum
May 2008
Morgen E. Peck |
Scheme to Let Robot Take Over Brain-Computer Interface MEMS-based system could position electrodes in brain tissue to improve neural prosthetics. |
Scientific American
January 9, 2006
Philip E. Ross |
Half-Brained Schemes If halving the brain of an epileptic child can suppress debilitating seizures without interfering with the development of normal intellectual abilities, what's all that gray matter good for, anyway? |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2009
Virginia Hughes |
A New Approach to Predicting Epileptic Seizures Torrents of data produced by implanted microelectrodes could finally yield a prediction system |
PC Magazine
September 27, 2006 |
But Can It Flip People Off? This robotic hand can play against you in a game of rock-paper-scissors. |
Chemistry World
May 24, 2006 |
Detecting Brain Damage Before it Happens An NMR technique under development could help the victims of stroke by detecting brain damage early enough to provide treatment. |
Science News
April 15, 2006 |
From the April 11, 1936, Issue Hoarders of Life... Alcohol Harmless to Liver But Excess Increases Its Fat... Brain Waves New Tool for Watching Workings of Mind... |
Scientific American
October 2, 2005
Diane Martindale |
One Face, One Neuron A recent study indicates that our brains employ far fewer cells to interpret a given image than previously believed, and the findings could help neuroscientists determine how memories are formed and stored. |
American Family Physician
August 15, 2003
Evans et al. |
Quantum Sufficit Impatience and a feeling of time urgency may increase young persons' risk of developing high blood pressure later in life... Prescription drug abuse among young people is on the rise... Learning to read forces the brain to do something it doesn't really want to do... etc. |
BusinessWeek
March 7, 2005
Michael Arndt |
"Pacemakers" for the Rest of You Slews of tiny devices that deliver electrical stimulation to a wide variety of organs should soon become available. |
Wired
March 2005
Richard Martin |
Mind Control Matt Nagle is paralyzed. He's also a pioneer in the new science of brain implants. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2006
Samuel K. Moore |
Psychiatry's Shocking New Tools Electronic implants and electromagnetic pulses are picking up where psychoactive drugs have failed. |
Outside
October 2009
Douglas Fields |
Are the Mountains Killing Your Brain? Alarming new science shows that thin air can wreck brain cells at lower altitudes than you'd think. Here's how to protect yourself. |
Scientific American
January 17, 2007
Charles Q. Choi |
A Stroke for Stem Cells The brain becomes a target in stem cell clinical trials. |
Science News
Nathan Seppa |
Book Review: Deep Brain Stimulation: A New Treatment Shows Promise In The Most Difficult Cases By Jamie Talan / Science News Jamie Talan describes brain surgery aimed at addressing movement disorders and zeros in on deep-brain stimulation, a cutting-edge treatment in which doctors implant electrodes. |
Fast Company
June 2012
Daniel Krieger |
Progress Report: How Wicab's BrainPort Technology Gives Sight To The Blind When blind people use the BrainPort, both the somatosensory cortex and the visual cortex, usually active when the eyes are used, process information sent through the tongue. |
Fast Company
January 2006
Lucas Conley |
Getting Inside Your Head A company that "fingerprints" brain activity to gauge emotional responses has attracted interest from Madison Ave. to the CIA. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2008
Morgen E. Peck |
A Chip to Better Control Brain Stimulators for Parkinson's Michigan engineers are developing a closed-loop deep-brain stimulation device for Parkinson's disease that would listen to the brain while stimulating it |
Science News
June 18, 2005 |
Brain Aneurysms This Web site, maintained by the Brain Aneurysm Foundation, offers information on treatment options, recovery, support groups, and upcoming seminars for patients and family members with the condition. |
Wired
March 23, 2009
Jonah Lehrer |
Scientists Map the Brain, Gene by Gene I'm in the dissection room of the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle, and the scientist next to me is in a hurry. |
Registered Rep.
August 1, 2005
Ruth Halcomb |
Tame Your Inner Lizard An interview with Terry Burnham, a former economist at Harvard who applies biology to the financial markets, says the problem is that the human brain was shaped in the Pleistocene era, back when humans had to forage for food, sabotaging our investing instincts. |
