Monthly Archives: February 2011

The Latest in BCI News

TweetHere’s another BCI news round-up! Switzerland’s Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne have developed a thought-controlled wheelchair that still works even when you shift your attention to other things. Daniel Moran and colleagues from the University of Washington have greatly improved … Continue reading

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Stimulating the anterior temporal lobe can open creative pathways

Tweet“Our experiences can blind us.” Australian neuroscientists Richard Chi and Allan Snyder set the tone of their latest publication with this all-too-true statement that inspired their research on inducing novel thinking. The human brain is hypothesis-driven, which can prevent us … Continue reading

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This Week in BCI News

TweetNeurogadget conducted an exclusive interview with MindGames’ CEO, Deepa Iyengar Neuroscientist Andrew Schwartz from the University of Pittsburgh will give a live talk on BCI technology this Sunday February 20, 2011. You can submit your questions ahead of time, or … Continue reading

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The Brain is Beautiful

TweetDidn’t you know? Science is fun and beautiful! Just look at this midsaggital section of a rat cerebellum taken by Thomas Deernick (University of California) for the 2010 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition. Simply amazing!

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Researchers Develop Realtime EEG “Camera”

TweetNew development speeds up EEG recording The limitation posed by brain imaging technology has always been a matter of resolution—either spatial or temporal. Oftentimes there is a trade off between these two dimensions. For instance, MRI offers high spatial resolution … Continue reading

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Jeff Hawkins: Brain Science Is About To Fundamentally Change Computing

TweetIt’s hump day. And in Toronto, it’s also a snow day. So how about in this arduous time of the week we treat ourselves to an entertaining and educational video plucked from the eccentric menagerie of TED Talks? Jeff Hawkins, … Continue reading

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Dr. Charles Eric Henry, Pioneer of EEG, Dies at 95

TweetJust over one month ago, one of the five pioneers of electroencephalography (EEG) passed away at age 95. Dr. Charles Eric Henry had helped standardize the recording, interpretation and reporting of EEG, and actively contributed to clinical and research aspects … Continue reading

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