News tagged with sensorimotor cortex
The future cometh: Science, technology and humanity at Singularity Summit 2011 (Part II)
(PhysOrg.com) -- In its essence, technology can be seen as our perpetually evolving attempt to extend our sensorimotor cortex into physical reality: From the earliest spears and boomerangs augmenting our arms, horses and ...
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The future cometh: Science, technology and humanity at Singularity Summit 2011 (Part I)
(PhysOrg.com) -- In its essence, technology can be seen as our perpetually evolving attempt to extend our sensorimotor cortex into physical reality: From the earliest spears and boomerangs augmenting our arms, ...
Dec 01, 2011 |
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EECoG may finally allow enduring control of a prosthetic or a paralyzed arm by thought alone
Daniel Moran has dedicated his career to developing the best brain-computer interface, or BCI, he possibly can. His motivation is simple but compelling. "My sophomore year in high school," Moran says, "a good friend and I ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 18, 2011 |
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Noninvasive brain stimulation helps improve motor function in stroke patients
A noninvasive electric stimulation technique administered to both sides of the brain can help stroke patients who have lost motor skills in their hands and arms, according to a new study led by researchers ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 10, 2010 |
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Researchers find two brain circuits involved with habitual learning
Driving to and from work is a habit for most commuters - we do it without really thinking. But before our commutes became routine, we had to learn our way through trial-and-error exploration. A new study ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 09, 2010 |
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New device may enable limbs to be controlled by thought alone
(PhysOrg.com) -- A portable, plugless, brain-to-computer interface using electroencephalography (EEG) electrodes strapped to the scalp has been developed by a team in the US. The device may allow paraplegics ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 04, 2010 |
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Researchers reconstruct 3-D hand movement using brain signals
Researchers have successfully reconstructed 3-D hand motions from brain signals recorded in a non-invasive way, according to a study in the March 3 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. This finding uses a ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 02, 2010 |
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Brain wave patterns can predict blunders, new study finds
From spilling a cup of coffee to failing to notice a stop sign, everyone makes an occasional error due to lack of attention. Now a team led by a researcher at the University of California, Davis, in collaboration ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 23, 2009 |
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In jazz improv, large portion of brain's prefrontal region 'takes 5' to let creativity flow
When John Coltrane was expanding the boundaries of the well-known song “My Favorite Things” at the Village Vanguard in May 1966, no one could have known what inspired him to take the musical turns he took. But imaging researchers ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 27, 2008 |
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3-D brain centers pinpointed
In studies with monkeys, researchers have identified in detail the brain regions responsible for the unique ability of primates, including humans, to process visual 3D shapes to guide their sophisticated manipulation of objects.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 01, 2007 |
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Brain abnormalities found in people with writer's cramp
People with serious cases of writer’s cramp have brain abnormalities, according to a study published in the July 24, 2007, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. People with writer’s cramp ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 23, 2007 |
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Size of brain areas does matter -- but bigger isn't necessarily better
The ability to hit a baseball or play a piano well is part practice and part innate talent. One side of the equation required for skilled performances has its roots in the architecture of the brain genetically determined ...
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