Neowin News Feed for: Brain

The power of the brain used to move computer cursors

Zoe Austin — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 23:43:30 +0100

For a long time people have contemplated how powerful the human brain really is. This question might now have been answered in part, with a new technology linking brain power to computers. According to the... Read more...

All those gadgets might make your brain explode

Brandon Boyce — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:07:10 +0100

Spending all day and night staring at your computer screen and all your other gadgets in between may be rotting your brain. According to the New York Times, scientists say all the digital devices in... Read more...

Video game sheds light on brain activity during danger

Slimy — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 05:35:16 +0100

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A computer game in which volunteers had to move a blue triangle through a 2D maze while avoiding a red dot "predator" has shed light on how the brain reacts to imminent danger. If the... Read more...

Mouse brain simulated on computer

Slimy — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 19:51:11 +0100

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US researchers James Frye, Rajagopal Ananthanarayanan and Dharmendra S. Modha ran a "cortical simulator" that was as big and as complex as half of a mouse brain on the BlueGene L supercomputer. In other smaller... Read more...

3-D video game uncovers brain dysfunction: Scientists

Slimy — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 00:03:32 +0000

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Scientists at the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health have found that clinically depressed people's performance in a 3-D video game suggests spatial memory, which tells the brain where objects are located and their orientation,... Read more...

Scientists Research Brain Implant Chip

Dice — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 23:25:30 +0000

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University of Washington researchers are working hard on an electronic chip that may help establish new nerve connections in the part of the brain that controls movement. This implantable chip strengthens weak connections and may... Read more...

New Microchip Fused With Brain Cells

stncttr908 — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 18:39:51 +0100

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European researches have developed "neuro-chips" in which living brain cells and silicon circuits interact with one another. While the research is far from it at this point, these advancements could one day lead to... Read more...

Sony aims to beam sights, sounds into brain

malebolgia — Thu, 07 Apr 2005 21:46:43 +0100

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If you think video games are engrossing now, just wait: PlayStation maker Sony Corp. has been granted a patent for beaming sensory information directly into the brain. The technique could one day... Read more...

Virtual Reality May Distract the Brain from Pain

Toxicfume — Mon, 05 Jul 2004 19:31:00 +0100

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Researchers have since long been working on harnessing computers' processing power in various different ways to aid in finding cure for diseases. From generating strings of protein sequences to simulation of biological trends and now... Read more...

Sun cluster guru joins MS in brain drain

malebolgia — Fri, 10 Oct 2003 23:36:29 +0100

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A few bombs have dropped within Sun Microsystems' software division, as employees have departed to potentially greener pastures. The most prestigious name is Dr. Yousef Khalidi, distinguished engineer and chief technical officer for N1 products... Read more...

Infineon chip to read brain cell signals

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 11 Feb 2003 09:42:20 +0000

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Researchers at Infineon Technologies in Germany have developed new semiconductor technology that will allow scientists to read electrical signals in living nerve cells, the company said Tuesday. Being able to read and record the signals,... Read more...

World's first robot brain surgeon developed

Toxicfume — Thu, 16 Jan 2003 14:37:26 +0000

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Incredible! Now we will have brain surgery's done by a computer running behind, you guessed it, Linux! A six-legged robot has been developed by Singapore experts and programmed to drill through the skull... Read more...

Research: video games decrease brain activity

Marcel Klum — Tue, 09 Jul 2002 13:08:03 +0100

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Prolonged time playing video games could cause people to lose concentration, get angry easily and have trouble associating with others, a Japanese professor's research has suggested. In a survey conducted by Akio Mori,... Read more...