progscrape: brain

Tell HN: Man, AI is killing my brain

25 days ago news.ycombinator.com ai brain

Either a workout or nap can help your sleep-deprived brain: People who either completed 20 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous exercise or took a 90-minute nap performed about 22% better on memory tests after 30 hours without sleep than those who did neither.

27 days ago mcgill.ca brain neuroscience

Researchers have shed new light on how the human brain coordinates working memory: high-frequency brain waves, known as ripples, may help distant brain regions synchronize with one another during working memory tasks

34 days ago today.ucsd.edu brain neuroscience

Wireless biocompatible magnetic microparticles can remotely stimulate the vagus nerve to control heart and breathing rates in mice, offering a safer alternative to brain electrodes for treating neurological disorders.

41 days ago advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com biology brain

Surprise triggers pupil dilation and brain-wave changes that signal the brain’s transition into a new mode, instantly changing how a person perceives and learns from what is happening around them

37 days ago brown.edu brain neuroscience signal

Would you trust your boss with data about your brain? California moves to regulate neurotech

42 days ago calmatters.org brain california

Harvard researchers have developed a model that makes it possible to study the brain at previously inaccessible stages of development, opening the door to more advanced research into neurological diseases and potential treatments

33 days ago english.elpais.com brain neuroscience

The brain's immune system isn't as isolated as we thought, new Stanford research finds

32 days ago news.stanford.edu biology brain stanford

Study on social media algorithms found young adults (~20Y) with more depressive symptoms receive recommendations that lean more depressive, and their EEG brain activity shows patterns characteristic of depression, suggesting personalized feeds may reinforce a negative feedback loop

22 days ago news.utdallas.edu algorithm brain media psychology

Depression is linked to a smaller volume in a memory-related hippocampal region, according to brain scans of 2,009 cognitively healthy adults aged 50–90, independent of body mass index, physical activity, and several major biological indicators of Alzheimer's disease risk.

43 days ago keck.usc.edu brain disease neuroscience