In 2015, Joni Mitchell suffered a brain aneurysm and had to be hospitalized for months. Reports on her condition were sparse, and the folk legend herself kept quiet about many of the details. That is, […]
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Chinese invest in French robots used in brain surgery
Chinese health company MicroPort has agreed with four investment funds to invest €40million into Robocath and its project to develop a robot that can remove blood clots in the brain. Rouen-based Robocath is so far known […]
Brain Corp Announces New UX Design and Reporting Capabilities that Simplify Robotic Usage at Scale
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Brain Corp, a San Diego-based AI company creating transformative core technology for the robotics industry, today announced the launch of new user experience (UX) design and reporting capabilities […]
Menopausal and Feeling Forgetful? Brain Fog Might Be to Blame
Menofog. Mentalpause. Perifog. Menobrain. Brain fog has plenty of nicknames, but whatever you call it, this menopause symptom causes distress for women who suffer from it. “I find it frustrating. I feel stupid,” Tania Wastney, […]
Tom Parker, of UK-Irish Pop Group The Wanted, Diagnosed with Inoperable Brain Cancer
Tom Parker, of the UK-Irish boyband The Wanted, has been diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer. Parker, 32, learned of his diagnosis after suffering a seizure over the summer. An MRI scan revealed that he had […]
Avular’s Prime gives machines a brain
“In just about every business in the world, robots get to play a role in some form or another,” says Yuri Steinbuch, a member of Avular’s board of directors. This ‘robot revolution’ is something that […]
The human brain reveals resting state activity patterns that are predictive of biases in attitudes toward robots
INTRODUCTION As robots become increasingly present in the day-to-day environment, people develop various attitudes toward such artificial agents. The attitudes range from enthusiasm, acknowledging the potential of robots to assist in daily living (1), to […]
What is your attitude towards a humanoid robot? Your brain activity can tell us!
IMAGE: Agnieszka Wykowska coordinates the IIT’s lab “Social Cognition in Human-Robot Interaction ” in Genova (Italy) focusing on the understanding of human social cognition in interaction with artificial agents, humanoid robots specifically… view more Credit: IIT-Istituto […]
Upstate University Hospital using ROSA brain robot for minimally invasive brain surgery
Dr. Zulma Tovar Spinoza (right) is director of pediatric neurosurgery, director of pediatric epilepsy surgery of neurosurgery and director of the laser ablation program of neurosurgery at Upstate Medical University. She stands next to […]
Retiring Early Can Be Bad For the Brain
By Plamen Nikolov, Binghamton University, State University of New York The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea People who retire early suffer from accelerated cognitive decline and may […]
Strong causative link between smoking and bleeding in the brain
A new study out of Finland shows that those who smoke are at a greater risk of developing bleeding within their brains called subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). SAH is a form of stroke that can be […]
Brain surgery helped a man addicted to opioids for 18 years find sobriety
Buckhalter’s mother, Gina, recalled a disturbing phone call she got from Gerod. “One day I was at work and he called and said, “Mom, I’m gonna die if you don’t help me,” she said. “He […]
Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain chip could do wonders for animal testing and neuroscience
Elon Musk hosted a live demo from his company Neuralink on August 28 that showed a pig named Gertrude with a computer chip relaying live signals from her brain. The chip is proof-of-concept for Neuralink’s […]
Study uncovers the locus of male sexual desire in the brain
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Sep 12 2020 The locus of male sexual desire has been uncovered in specific regions of brain tissue where a key gene named aromatase is present, reports a new Northwestern Medicine […]
Smart robot: New OS a brain boost for collaborative robots
Can we get more out of collaborative robots? That’s the question that drove a new universal AI operating system two years in the making designed to make existing robots smarter and self-learning. Collaborative robots have […]
Sex-differential COVID-19 responses are mediated by kynurenic acid
There are apparent sex-related differences in COVID-19 phenotypes. Thus, males have a higher risk of severe COVID-19, with 70% and 90% higher odds of hospitalization and death during their hospital stay, respectively. Inflammation is also […]
Artificial Brain’ Gives Robots Unprecedented Sensing Capabilities
Robots have come a long way in their functionality, but there are still many sensing capabilities that can’t be achieved by these systems that compare to how humans interact with their environments. To solve this […]
Elon Musk unveils updated Neuralink brain implant design and surgical robot
Elon Musk‘s neuroscience startup Neuralink has revealed the “dramatically simplified” design for an implant that aims to create brain-to-machine interfaces, alongside the robot that inserts it and several pigs that have the device installed. Musk […]
Oxytocinergic and vasopressinergic substances in the brain are involved in guiding social behavior
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Sep 4 2020 Research conducted by the University of Valencia (UV) and the Jaume I University of Castellón (UJI), among other institutions, has found alterations to the structure of the brain’s […]
A global study to determine COVID-19 health and psychosocial consequences
Even as the COVID-19 pandemic enters into its ninth month, much remains unknown about the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and COVID-19 disease. One such area is the possible long-term consequences of SARS-CoV-2 […]
elon musk’s neuralink unveils brain implant update and the surgical robot to insert it
one year ago, elon musk’s startup neuralink unveiled a brain implant device that uses small threads to detect neuron activity allowing users to control computers with their minds. at the time, the technology consisted of […]
Elon Musk Demonstrates Neuralink Brain Chip in Living Pig
Elon Musk has already revolutionized car and space travel. Now, the Tesla and Space X founder wants to change the way humans communicate. As previously reported, Musk’s latest start-up, Neuralink, is developing a computer-brain chip […]
Lima Memorial’s new robotic technology advancements for spine and brain surgery | Allen County
Lima Memorial Health System continues to make their reputation known in the world of robotic surgery with their newest advancements, a first for our region. The Mazor X™ Robotic Guideline Platform has made Lima Memorial […]
Lima Memorial’s new robotic technology advancements for spine and brain surgery | News
Lima Memorial Health System continues to make their reputation known in the world of robotic surgery with their newest advancements, a first for our region. The Mazor X™ Robotic Guideline Platform has made Lima Memorial […]