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Suspected link between ALS and head trauma suffered in football
One day after former 49ers wide receiver Dwight Clark announced he has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) — and suspects football as the cause — several medical experts acknowledged potential connections between the neuromuscular disease and head trauma
Typing sentences by simply thinking is possible with new technology
For decades, researchers have worked to find and create more direct connections between the human brain and computers. New groundbreaking technology may now help improve the lives of people who are paralyzed or experience severe limb weakness due to illne
As Moore’s law nears its physical limits, a new generation of brain-like computers comes of age in a Stanford lab
Conventional computer chips aren’t up to the challenges posed by next-generation autonomous drones and medical implants. Now, Kwabena Boahen has laid out a way forward, using ideas built in to our brains.
Repeal of ACA would worsen opioid epidemic, Stanford researcher says
The American Health Care Act, the House Republican’s Affordable Care Act replacement plan released Monday, would worsen the opioid epidemic, Keith Humphreys, PhD, a Stanford professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, and colleagues say.
Memorization tool bulks up brain’s internal connections, scientists say
Stanford scientists found that teaching ordinary people a technique used by “memory athletes” not only boosted their recall ability but also induced lasting changes in the organization of their brains.
You, too, can become a memory ace — and it will change your brain
Memory athletes — individuals with the remarkable ability to, say, memorize the order of entire decks of cards in mere seconds — invariably have a trick up their sleeve.
An Immigrant Scholar Leads the Charge Against Computing’s Biggest Roadblock
After 30 years of studying the brain as a guide to building faster computers, Kwabena Boahen may have given his fellow researchers a much-needed template for finishing the job.
The story behind the development of a brain-computer interface
A group of researchers at Stanford developed an experimental brain-controlled prosthesis that allows people with paralysis to type on a keyboard just by thinking about moving their hands.
Brain scans could help doctors predict adolescents’ problem drug use before it starts
Impulsive behavior in teens can go hand in hand with drug use, but the link is weak and doesn’t necessarily predict future behavior. A Stanford psychologist and colleagues think they can do better, using images of the brain.
Pure brainpower directs onscreen cursor, letting paralyzed people type
Millions of people are living with paralysis in the United States alone. Sometimes their paralysis comes gradually, as occurs in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also called Lou Gehrig’s disease. Sometimes it arrives suddenly, as it did for Dennis Degray.
Brain-computer interface advance allows fast, accurate typing by people with paralysis
In a Stanford-led research report, three participants with movement impairment controlled an onscreen cursor simply by imagining their own hand movements.
Stanford researchers create a high-performance, low-energy artificial synapse for neural network computing
A new organic artificial synapse made by Stanford researchers could support computers that better recreate the way the human brain processes information. It could also lead to improvements in brain-machine technologies.
Research reveals circuit that clarifies how stress exacerbates pain and meditation eases it
Enkephalins are peptides that are produced in response to certain stimuli — such as stress, fear or pain — that also have potent painkilling properties.
Stanford neuroscientists take their Big Ideas on decision-making, neurotechnology and brain rejuvenation to the next level
The Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute is elevating three research programs to become the flagship Big Ideas collaborations focusing on brain rejuvenation, neurotechnology and decision-making.
Stanford faculty named in first cohort of Chan Zuckerberg Biohub investigators
The Chan Zuckerberg Biohub has announced 19 Stanford faculty among its first cohort of 47 investigators from Bay Area university collaborators. These investigators will work toward curing, preventing and managing every disease.
Child Health Research Institute awards 26 grants for 2017
The Stanford institute’s grant program funds projects that support innovative clinical and translational research on maternal and child health.
Sleep deprived suffer performance loss, according to new study
Lack of sleep definitely affects your performance the next day, and probably for a longer period of time than you might expect, according to a new study.
Deisseroth to receive Harvey Prize in Human Health
Karl Deisseroth is one of two recipients of the 2016 Harvey Prize in Human Health, which is being awarded for the development of optogenetics.
New study hints at why infamous gene variant increases odds of developing Alzheimer’s disease
A substance called A-beta, is strongly and broadly believed to play a major role in the Alzheimer’s disease’s pathology.
Jekyll & Hyde tale unfolding within the human brain may explain neurodegenerative disease
Judging from the very terms used to designate brain research — neuroscience, neurology, neurobiology — you might figure nerve cells (or neurons) are the only cells in the brain worth knowing about or, the only cells resident in that organ.