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more about #brain CSX321: IMO, this is a problem with much of science today. For a variety of reasons, we only see what we are looking for. more » FrankN.Stein: Wow... a dead fish reacting to emotional pictures - I guess we found the Target audience for Twilight. more » phoghat: BS, BS, BS! more » Roklimber: Brain dissection of the world's best-known amnesiac to be streamed live CNN article: [edition.cnn.com] UC San Diego research institution doing the d... more » Bootknife-Jackson: now see, i can totally justify spending 300 smakers on something like this. an xbox or a playstation? no. not really (let alone 400). granted they hav... more » RexMaximus: So... you like Castlevania, don't you? This article's been live nearly a half day and nobody's mentioned Metal Gear Solid? See what you did? You made... more » tetracycloide: i hope someone i know gets one of these so i can login to their profile and change all their commands to things like 'thinking of a penis' or 'need to... more » GreyHammer: the reviews i read on these devices is they cause massive head aches. also i have no interest in this gimmick. give me a controller or a keyboard/mous... more » evildead1971: anyone else think of this ? [4.bp.blogspot.com] more » NerD: Blattella: I don't need my game knowing that I am staring at Asheley Williams' ass every time we get in the elevator. more » bookwench: I like the general sensor style, but couldn't they locate that funky box on the back of the head somewhere else? Like, wire it down to a clip on your ... more » BangarangRufio867: I didn't think we could get more nerdtastic than wearing a headset while playing video games...so many more acne-faced virgins will inhabit the Earth ... more » TemporalSword: Because, clearly, video gamers need to move even less then they are now. more » ManchuCandidate: What am I doing wrong if my video game character keeps humping the female characters? more » Klebert L. Hall: They really ought to be in The League of Super-Rodents... you know, with The Brachiopod. -Kle. more » gorehound: Intelligent Naked Mole Rats could be the future solider to fight. No pain,no oxygen,heals quick.. now if they only had big brains. more » Pessimippöpötåmus: The Underminer and his anoxiac ilk will be the ruin of us all! more » twophrasebark: What do they taste like? more » Tomb: R.O.A.C.H.: So what will happen when we add Naked Mole Rat gens into the human one? What will we look like? more » Ruthless, If you let me: Rufus approves of this superhero message. more » -
#science
fMRI Experiments Are Fishy At Best
Recent experiments at Dartmouth using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) on a dead fish may cast a lot of doubt on conclusions drawn from using fMRI as a tool for research. -
#braincontrolledgames
Mind-Reading Video Games Are Ready to Hit the Shelves
Emotiv has been polishing its brain-interfacing video game console for years. In less than a month it will hit the stores, giving consumers the opportunity to play mind-controlled games from the comfort of their own homes. More » -
#madscience
Naked Mole Rats' Latest Superheroic Feat: Surviving Without Oxygen
Ugly though they may be, the naked mole rat might be the animal kingdom's greatest superhero. And their most recently discovered superpower — the ability to survive lengthy periods of oxygen deprivation — could help save human brains. More » -
#madmedicine
Man Thought to Be in a 23-Year Coma Was Conscious the Whole Time
It's a nightmarish medical scenario: a man spent 23 years paralyzed but conscious while his doctors believed he was in a vegetative state. And his situation might be more common than we'd like to think. More » -
#madscience
A Shot of Liquor Could Save Your Brain
A new retrospective study found that patients admitted to hospitals with traumatic head injuries had a higher rate of survival if they'd been drinking. Further study is warranted, though, before handing out Jell-O shots at the ER. [via Ars Technica] -
#madscience
A Microchip Placed in the Eye Could Allow the Blind to See
MIT researchers are just three years away from developing a retinal implant that can send visual information directly to the brain. Although it won't completely restore an individual's vision, they would be able to navigate rooms and recognize faces. [Wired] -
#reading
Reading Surreal Fiction Could Make You Smarter
Could reading Kafka make you smarter? A recent study suggests that reading surrealist stories that don't make immediate logical sense can sharpen your cognitive functions and make you better at recognizing patterns. More » -
#madscience
Gene Therapy Has Color-Blind Monkeys Seeing Red (and Green)
Genetic color-blindness may soon be a thing of the past. A team of scientists has used gene therapy to enable adult squirrel monkeys to see color for the first time, and they believe their technique could someday work on humans. More » -
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#madneurology
Scientists Discover Why a Broken Heart Really Hurts
Social and romantic rejection can cause very real and unpleasant pain. But it's not because we've internalized centuries of poetry and sappy movies; a new study finds there is an actual neurological mechanism at work. More » -
#triviagasm
A Very Special Scifi Holiday Collection
The best part about the holidays, besides all the drinking and the crying, is the holiday specials, where everyone's favorite show gets jazzed up with cheer. Here are clips from some of our favorites.
