Brain scans of expert perfumers show an increase in size in brain regions associated with smell, compared to untrained individuals. The more experience a perfume professional has, the greater the increase, compared to his or her less experienced peers.
In testing the full CT2WS kit, absent radar, the sensor and cognitive algorithms returned 810 false alarms per hour. When a human wearing the EEG cap was introduced, the number of false alarms dropped to only five per hour.
A link between surgery and cognitive decline has long been observed, but without understanding its nature or how to control it. A new study suggests that inflammation following an operation could be the trigger that accelerates the pathology of the disease.
For the first time ever, scientists have improved primates' capacity for thought using an electronic brain implant, raising questions about how the human mind might be augmented in the future.
At any moment, there is an electrical storm coursing through your body. Discover how chemical reactions create an electric current that drives our responses to everything from hot pans to a mother’s caress.