Brain Science and BioTech
Four Changes That Can Improve Your Lifespan, According to Research
Fabled fountains of youth. $1,800-per-ounce anti-aging cream. Doomed quests for immortality. Throughout history, the desire to prolong life, cure ailments, and stay youthful has led humans to some extreme lengths. Nowadays, diet companies and wellness influencers continue the [...]
Does Running Keep Us Young?
Years ago, a popular word in the world of health was “telomere,” the protective area at the end of the chromosomes. When cells replicate, they lose some of this protective area until the telomeres become so worn down [...]
How the Brain-Computer Interface Works with Imagined Handwriting
Locked-in syndrome describes someone that is trapped in their own body. This cruel fate stems from injuries, strokes or some other type of disease. These individuals are paralyzed and have no way to communicate. They cannot move their [...]
Does the Human Lifespan Peak at 150 Years Old?
In February of 1875, Jeanne Calment came into the world in Arles, France. More than a century later, the daughter of a shipbuilder and miller gained a unique kind of fame most others will never achieve. According to [...]
The Google Brain Team
Steven Spielberg is often cited as the movie director that mastered the art of making a machine or extra-terrestrial object feel scary, intimidating and real. When Tom Cruise starred in War of the Worlds, the movie exploded at [...]
Is the Brain a Helpful Model for Advancing AI?
In 2009, neuroscientist Henry Markram declared that he and his colleagues could actualize a complete simulation of the human brain inside a supercomputer within a decade. They had spent years mapping neocortex cells, the part of the brain [...]