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Feb 12, 2016

Gene Found in Brain Turns Out to be Key Driver of Breast Cancer

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

Shows more proof that the brain indeed is a trigger in cancer creation.


Gene once thought only to be found in brain turns out to be key driver of breast cancer.

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Feb 12, 2016

Carnegie Mellon invests $12M into AI to ‘reverse-engineer the brain’

Posted by in categories: neuroscience, robotics/AI

A research project at Carnegie Mellon will try to emulate the brain to gain insights to apply to machine learning. Here’s what you should know.

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Feb 11, 2016

Collaborative Minds Bringing Sounds to Brain Data in Yearlong Project

Posted by in categories: computing, life extension, neuroscience

Very huge step forward for brain sensory mapping.


Data from functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) have provided eye-popping pictures of the way the brain is wired, and allowed neuroscientists and laypeople alike to view intricate anatomical and functional connections between regions of the brain. But what if a new tool could be applied to MRI and other data, to listen to the way the brain works and how it is forged with connections?

An emerging effort to “sonify” imaging data is taking root at UT Dallas’ Center for Vital Longevity, in the lab of Dr. Gagan Wig. The approach, now funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), allows data to be represented by sounds from which a trained listener might be able to discern patterns of brain connectivity not readily seen in available visualization strategies.

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Feb 11, 2016

DNA breaks in nerve cells‘ ancestors cluster in specific genes

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, genetics, neuroscience

Researchers have discovered breaks in nerve cells tied to varous genetically related neurological disorders.

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Feb 11, 2016

Scientists have discovered how to ‘delete’ unwanted memories

Posted by in categories: education, neuroscience

A new documentary from PBS reveals how cutting edge science enables us to ‘edit’ memories — and create new ones from scratch.

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Feb 11, 2016

Study – Inactivity Now May Lead to Smaller Brain Later

Posted by in category: neuroscience

Even more reason to do that daily run, or hike, or treadmill.


Youngstown, OH, Warren, OH and Sharon, PA local news, investigative news, weather and sports.

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Feb 11, 2016

Anger pill to calm even The Hulk: Scientists discover RAGE part of the brain

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

Scientists now have a pill to control the Hulk size tempers.


AN ANGER pill that could even calm down ‘The Incredible Hulk’ may be on the horizon after scientists identified the rage centre of the brain.

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Feb 11, 2016

Family buries third child, lost to rare form of brain cancer: “I am sick of it”

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

I do know that a certain form of Glioblastoma does run in families; however, 3 sisters and all so young is a tragedy.


BONITA SPRINGS, Florida — A Florida family is remembering another child whose life was taken too soon.

Ten-year-old Isabella Mading died on Saturday, February 6th after her year-long battle with a rare form of brain cancer — the same disease that killed her older brother in 2010 and her older sister 2013.

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Feb 11, 2016

How the Human Brain Reads – In Any Language

Posted by in categories: neuroscience, robotics/AI

Very interesting read for my AI friends working on nuero patterns & cognitive thinking as well as my Neurologist friends.


UConn researchers find that what happens inside the human brain when reading is the same, no matter what the language or script.

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Feb 11, 2016

Brain Games‘ Jason Silva Explains Why Robots Won’t Destroy the Human Race

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience, robotics/AI, sex

Hmmm; sounds like he needs to read one of my postings on congitive thinking.


Sex, drugs, God, and a hit TV show. Are there any limits to the techno-optimism of television’s favorite “wonder junkie”?

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