by Bruce Brown | November 16, 2017 | General News, Medical
Artificial intelligence machine learning technologies significantly enhance research potential, provided that the data is good. Neural networks that mimic human learning, pattern recognition, and data analysis plow through massive amounts of data at astonishing speeds...
by Kimberly Houston | November 7, 2017 | General News, Health
One persistent myth in popular culture about the human brain is that we only use 10% of it. In fact, scientists have found that most of the human brain is actively in use over the course of a normal day. But that doesn’t mean we can’t improve brain function with...
by Bruce Brown | July 14, 2017 | General News, Health
Mind control attracts attention in wearable health tech. If human brains can be controlled by the person’s own thought or by external devices, the potential for overcoming debilitation or sensory conditions opens vast new health frontiers. We’ve looked at...
by Alfred Poor | July 11, 2017 | General News, Medical
The human brain is an amazing thing, but when it doesn’t work when it gets disconnected from other parts of the body. If it can’t communicate with the eyes, a person goes blind. When it loses contact with the ears, the person goes deaf. And if the...
by Alfred Poor | December 8, 2016 | General News, Health
We’ve covered devices here that actively stimulate your brain using electrical current (such as the Thync), but it’s also possible to alter your mood simply by using technology to monitor your brain activity. With feedback from this information, you can...