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29 de may. de 2024 · Brain cells communicate via electrical impulses, and this activity shows up as wavy lines on an EEG recording. Brain cells are active all the time, even during sleep. An EEG is one of the main tests to help diagnose epilepsy.
17 de may. de 2024 · What is a brain-computer interface (BCI)? It’s a brain implant that allows users to control a computer or external device with just their thoughts. Neuralink involves an implant with over 1,000 electrodes on 64 threads, each thinner than a human hair, that record and transmit patients’ thoughts to an app.
30 de may. de 2024 · Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a procedure done under general anesthesia. During this procedure, small electric currents pass through the brain, intentionally causing a brief seizure. ECT seems to change brain chemistry, and these changes can quickly improve symptoms of certain mental health conditions.
Hace 4 días · Could our tech use be interfering with the critical dialogue that takes place between the body and the brain?
11 de may. de 2024 · The books explored in this post delve into various facets of our digital existence—from the effects of the internet on our brains and social structures to the ethical and economic implications of digital technology.
14 de may. de 2024 · The nerve cells of the brain generate electrical impulses that fluctuate rhythmically in distinct patterns. In 1929 German scientist Hans Berger published the results of the first study to employ an electroencephalograph, an instrument that measures and records these brain-wave patterns.
Hace 2 días · The earliest research into thinking machines was inspired by a confluence of ideas that became prevalent in the late 1930s, 1940s, and early 1950s. Recent research in neurology had shown that the brain was an electrical network of neurons that fired in all-or-nothing pulses.
