- Obama Says $100 Million Will Be Invested In Brain-mapping Initiative http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/04/02/176013635/obama-says-100-million-will-be-invested-in-brain-mapping-initiative?utm_source=npr&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=20130402 41 comments science
- Pentagon now says 50 service members suffered brain injuries from Iran attack — Initially the Pentagon said there were no injuries following the Jan. 8 attack. https://abcnews.go.com/politics/pentagon-now-50-service-members-suffered-brain-injuries/story?id=68598126 529 comments politics
- Obama Announcing Brain Mapping Initiative http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/02/obama-brain-mapping_n_2997512.html 4 comments politics
- Does Obama's BRAIN initiative have a chance? http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/04/02/does-obamas-brain-initiative-have-a-chance/ 4 comments politics
- White House to spend $100 million on BRAIN Initiative to map neurological pathways http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/04/02/brain-initiative-challenges-researchers-unlock-mysteries-human-mind 4 comments politics
- US President Barack Obama has unveiled a new initiative to map the brain. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22007007 41 comments cogsci
- 34 U.S. Troops Were Diagnosed With Brain Injuries From the Iranian Missile Attacks. Trump Initially Said They Only Had ‘Headaches’ https://www.theroot.com/34-u-s-troops-were-diagnosed-with-brain-injuries-from-1841208459 20 comments politics
- What is the name of the mechanism that allows the brain to differentiate and ignore self-initiated stimulus? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/6wjg6w/what_is_the_name_of_the_mechanism_that_allows_the/ 3 comments askscience
- Scientists have trained rats to drive tiny cars, suggesting that brains of rodents are more flexible than initially thought. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2220721-scientists-have-trained-rats-to-drive-tiny-cars-to-collect-food/ 1451 comments science
- Prof. David Chalmers addresses the Presidential Commission on Bioethics (BRAIN Initiative) http://blog.bioethics.gov/2013/08/20/can-the-brain-initiative-better-understand-who-we-are/ 3 comments philosophy
- Confused by the BRAIN initiative? Here's a comic to help. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=hunting-brains-hidden-treasures 4 comments cogsci
- "President Obama on Tuesday will unveil a $100 million initiative to research the human brain, in hopes of unlocking further understanding of brain disorders." http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/02/health/obama-brain-research/ 19 comments politics
- President Obama on Tuesday will unveil a $100 million initiative to research the human brain, in hopes of unlocking further understanding of brain disorders. http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/02/health/obama-brain-research/ 6 comments science
- Iran Missile Attack Left 64 American Troops With Traumatic Brain Injuries. The White House and Pentagon initially said there were no casualties, and President Trump downplayed the seriousness of head injuries. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/4ag39b/iran-missile-attack-left-64-american-troops-with-traumatic-brain-injuries 48 comments politics
- Iran Missile Attack Left 64 American Troops With Traumatic Brain Injuries. The White House and Pentagon initially said there were no casualties, and President Trump downplayed the seriousness of head injuries. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/4ag39b/iran-missile-attack-left-64-american-troops-with-traumatic-brain-injuries 74 comments worldnews
- Spying on Your Buying --- The obvious initial response to this is outrage. The right one is delight. This technology, alert to body as well as brain, wants to respond to our behavior, not change it. And it could have amazing applications. http://online.wsj.com/article/sb10001424052970203518404577094303533187654.html 5 comments business
- Cannabinoids remove plaque-forming Alzheimer's proteins from brain cells - Amyloid proteotoxicity initiates an inflammatory response blocked by cannabinoids http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/npjamd.2016.12 11 comments science
- Researchers mapped how measles virus mutate and spread in brain of person who succumbed to rare, lethal brain disease called subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. It occurs in 1 in 10,000 measles cases and can take about 5 to 10 years after initial infection for the virus to spread through the brain. https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/researchers-map-how-measles-virus-spreads-in-human-brain/ 19 comments science
- Scientists have mapped the genetic, cellular, and structural makeup of the human and nonhuman primate brain as part of the NIH's BRAIN Initiative. The findings appear in a compendium of 24 papers across Science, Science Advances, and Science Translational Medicine. https://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/science-news/2023/scientists-unveil-detailed-cell-maps-of-the-human-brain-and-the-nonhuman-primate-brain 7 comments science
- Slow brain here. Does the fork means that by doing nothing, any bitcoin holder will see his stash doubled? If so, will this "doubling" be about the number of total coins (BCC+XBT) AND about the fiat value of said initial stash? I'm pretty sure I'm missing something. Thanks in advance. https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/6pgvey/slow_brain_here_does_the_fork_means_that_by_doing/ 12 comments btc
- First comprehensive, large-scale maps of the mammalian brain and the developing human brain, published today in Nature on the anniversary of the BRAIN initiative. http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/nueroscience/incredible-maps-capture-the-genetics-and-connections-of-the-brain-16656398 23 comments science
- If you needed stem cells implanted in your brain to treat a disorder, you might be able to just snort them instead. New details from a University of Minnesota researcher's initial tests show the stem cells actually make it to the brain when snorted rather than implanted through surgery. http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2009/09/snorting_stem_c.php 11 comments science
- Multiple Lyme bacteria species found in brain of patient diagnosed with Schizotypal Personality Disorder, 15 years after initial Lyme diagnosis and continuous antibiotic treatment. The patient committed suicide and left a note requesting that his brain be analyzed for the presence of Borrelia. https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/23/16906 489 comments science
- Researchers at The University of Queensland have discovered viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 can cause brain cells to fuse, initiating malfunctions that lead to chronic neurological symptoms. https://qbi.uq.edu.au/article/2023/06/covid-19-can-cause-brain-cells-%E2%80%98fuse%E2%80%99 338 comments science
- Academic education can positively affect aging of the brain. The initial findings of a long-term study show that certain degenerative processes are reduced in the brains of academics. Their brains are better able to compensate age-related cognitive and neural limitations. https://www.media.uzh.ch/en/Press-Releases/2021/Aging-of-the-Brain.html 17 comments science
- Scientists have shown that you are more likely to initiate a voluntary decision as you exhale. These findings propose a new angle on an almost 60-year-old neuroscientific debate about free will and the involvement of the human brain. https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/epfd-bmc020320.php 15 comments science
- The 2045 Initiative is a project that wants to ultimately put human brains into computers. Since the first part of the project, which was supposed to be completed by this year hasn’t been accomplished, I was wondering what your guys’s opinions are. http://2045.com 18 comments science
- People may become more prone to distraction with age: Older adults appear more easily distracted than younger people when they experience stress or powerful emotions — and a specific network in the brain may be to blame. Initial signs are evident in the locus coeruleus in most people by age 30. https://news.usc.edu/142450/distracted-older-adults/ 3 comments science
- The evolution of our unique social intelligence may have initially begun as a simple matter of brain chemistry. Compared with other primates, modern humans have dramatically more dopamine in their striatum and less acetylcholine, a neurochemical linked to dominant and territorial behavior. http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/01/dopamine-may-have-given-humans-our-social-edge-over-other-apes 4 comments science
- Infosys co-founder donates $1.8 million towards brain research initiative http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/infosys-cofounder-donates-18-million-towards-brain-research-initiative/article6222015.ece 3 comments india
- [SinBin vegas] Alex Pietrangelo just spoke to the media and you could feel the emotion in his voice. He explained that his 4-year-old daughter initially had the flu but then developed a lesion on her brain. She lost all motor skills and was hooked up to a feeding tube at Sunrise Hospital. https://twitter.com/sinbinvegas/status/1604200562047582208?s=46&t=Z3S5p9oSbuUTXgaIaOgpng 102 comments hockey
- Scientifists have identified head diection cells (HD) in the brain of birds that might act like internal compasses to help them navigate during their initial migratory flight https://www.nagoya-u.ac.jp/researchinfo/result-en/2022/02/20220224-01.html 69 comments science
- Brain cells behind pre-sleep behaviors found, giving hope to insomniacs. Across a series of robust mouse experiments a new study is shedding light on what goes on in the brain before sleep and how those pre-sleep behaviors directly activate parts of the brain that help initiate sleep. https://newatlas.com/health-wellbeing/pre-sleep-behavior-routine-brain-neuron/ 2 comments science
- The Human Brain-Scale AI Supercomputer Is Coming - Funded by the Slovakian government using funds allocated by the EU, the I4DI consortium is behind the initiative to build a 64 AI exaflop machine (that’s 64 billion, billion AI operations per second) by the end of 2022 https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2022/01/20/the-human-brain-scale-ai-supercomputer-is-coming/ 37 comments futurology
- The benefits of good education and lifelong learning extend into old age. Initial findings of a long-term study show that certain degenerative processes are reduced in the brains of academics. Their brains are better able to compensate age-related cognitive and neural limitations https://idw-online.de/en/news786059 6 comments science
- Reading to young children stimulates brain development, creates nurturing environment: "Research from the 5B45 initiative showed the more words little children were exposed to, especially before they turn five-years-old, the better" https://ksltv.com/460924/reading-to-young-children-stimulates-brain-development-creates-nurturing-environment/ 321 comments books
- Neuroimaging study sheds new light on how a dose of THC, the main psychoactive compound in cannabis, affects the human brain. THC increases glutamate concentrations in the striatum, a major brain structure involved in the coordination of body movement, decision-making and the initiation of action. https://www.psypost.org/2019/01/neuroimaging-study-sheds-new-light-on-how-a-dose-of-thc-changes-the-brain-52975 108 comments science
- Autism researchers show how to help children with autism feel calm during an MRI. Initial study found higher connectivity across brain networks but lower connectivity within major brain networks (compared to neurotypical group). This study demonstrates how to further study the brain and autism. https://news.byu.edu/news/way-cool-way-be-byu-team-gains-insights-understudied-group-children-autism 8 comments science
- Our brains have “auto-correct” feature that we deploy when re-interpreting ambiguous sounds. Study shows the brain uses information gathered after the detection of an initial sound to aid speech comprehension. Findings point to new ways we use information and context to aid in speech comprehension. https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2018/august/researchers-find-a-neural--auto-correct--feature-we-use-to-proce.html 25 comments science
- Democrats and Republicans may have trouble putting differences aside to make decisions on economy and education. Obama's brain initiative which would help find cures for diseases like Alzheimer's well received by both parties. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmdGbI9D_LY 39 comments politics