Generating hallucinations using optogenetics
Optogenetics has been used to cause visual hallucinations in laboratory mice, causing them to act as if the things they saw were real.
Optogenetics has been used to cause visual hallucinations in laboratory mice, causing them to act as if the things they saw were real.
Forgetting as part of learning: Memories we think are lost forever may simply be inactive.
The University of Colorado reveals nanocrystals that transform light into mechanical force, promising revolutions in robotics and vehicles.
An out-of-control inflammatory process called pyrotosis that causes malaise and cell death can be reversed.
Is it right to intervene on the neural code? The MIT team tries to combine brain and augmented reality, bringing medicine and technology closer together.
An implant that can detect pain and stimulate the brain to eliminate it? It would be a gigantic milestone. Here are the first steps of the research.
Sonothermogenetics is a new tool that combines ultrasound and genetics to activate neurons.
A technique known as DecNef, born for the treatment of PTSD, has the potential to erase bad memories. And some risks.
Until we find a way to get along, with wars men will find more and more effective ways of killing each other. Here is the possible, terrible future.
Merged reality, a point after which the physical world and VR will be indistinguishable, holds sway. Here are all the clues that lead to this future “reality explosion”
Sexuality evolves rapidly and will lead us to transcend our limits of space, time and body. But will we still be able to remain human?
Neuroscience on the shields in 2020: in the year in which "science" rhymed with "virus", there was a lot of crucial research that often went unnoticed.
The transhuman future will soon take us to a new level of consciousness: time to "regulate" new non-biological antennas and we will acquire a form of cyber immortality
In this post I list 7 emerging technologies that can revolutionize our future.
The discovery of a brain circuit responsible for controlling compulsive drinking may lead to the development of an “optogenetic” cure for alcoholism.
Fake experiences and memories, new sight for the blind, increased senses: a device being tested on mice can open the doors to the holographic universe.