Brain tech and AI

Brain implants, brain scans and the meeting point of AI and neuroscience.

The Transmitter
The term ‘model organism’ should be reserved for biological systems
By referring to artificial neural networks as model organisms, we run the risk of distorting funding priorities and disregard the explanatory power of a shared evolutionary history across biological organisms.
13h agoBrain tech and AI
The Transmitter
Machine-learning model spots autism-linked variants that scramble splicing
The model provides a way to investigate genetic variation in regions of the genome whose functions have been difficult to interpret.
1d agoDevelopment and aging
The Transmitter
Future of AI brain models sparks debate
Neuroscientists are divided about whether foundation models that predict brain responses will help the field understand how brains work.
1d agoBrain tech and AI
Neuroscience News
Study Tracks 3,000 Real-World Psychedelic Journeys
Most psychedelic journeys don't happen in hospital clinics. Backed by $8.5 million in ARPA-H funding, UCSF neuroscientists led by Robin Carhart-Harris launched CANOPY—a global project tracking 3,000 real-world psychedelic users with remote surveys, brain imaging, and wearable sensors.
2d agoMental health
Science News
Science to restore speech is moving fast. Here’s what’s next
As neurotechnology aims to restore seamless speech to those who can no longer talk, what’s next for the science, and for the people it promises to help?
3d agoBrain tech and AI
The Transmitter
Rethinking neuroscience graduate education in the age of AI
What knowledge from traditional training protocols needs to be maintained, what can be discarded, and what new types of training should be introduced? Six neuroscientists weigh in.
4d agoBrain tech and AI
MIT News
Magnetic sensors track muscle movement, for better prosthetic limb control
Researchers hope to use these sensors to help people with amputation achieve more natural movements with their prosthetic limbs.
Oct 29Brain tech and AI
Science News
How brain implants turn thoughts into speech
New brain-computer interfaces turn attempted speech into words and can speak them in a voice resembling the user’s own.
Oct 27Brain tech and AI
MIT News
Implantable device uses ultrasound to improve drug delivery to the brain
This targeted approach could offer a way to prevent the recurrence of aggressive brain tumors.
Oct 26Brain tech and AI
Science News
AI can give you your voice back
People who have lost the ability to talk are finding new voices with technology. This technological feat is changing what it means to lose a voice.
Oct 20Brain tech and AI
ScienceDaily
Scientists uncover 3 key brain pathways linked to lasting depression relief
Researchers have uncovered three brain pathways linked to lasting improvements in people receiving deep brain stimulation for severe, treatment-resistant depression. They also discovered that patients who failed to improve after two years shared a striking pattern: insufficient stimulation of a crucial brain connection. The findings suggest that millimeters in electrode placement could make a major difference in…
Oct 18Mental health
Science News
Brain implants are helping people who’ve lost their voice
The technology could get those with ALS, Parkinson’s disease and brain injuries “talking” again.
Oct 15Brain disorders
ScienceDaily
AI can act exactly like a human, but we still don't think it's conscious
A new study reveals that people draw a surprisingly sharp line between human consciousness and artificial intelligence, even when both behave identically. Researchers found that participants considered even the most responsive AI less conscious than the least responsive human. Yet when asked about "awareness" instead, people judged humans and AI much more similarly.
Oct 14Brain tech and AI
MIT News
How artificial neural networks build their own learning machinery
Machine-learning networks can learn without detailed instructions from a designer. Those that do may offer insight into how the brain reorganizes itself during learning.
Oct 13Memory and learning
Science News
‘The Deep End’ podcast is back to explore what makes your voice yours
Season 2 follows people losing their ability to speak — and the AI and brain implants helping them find their voices again.
Sep 29Brain tech and AI
Science News
MRIs show brain changes linked to Alzheimer’s years in advance
A thickening cortex, as shown in MRIs, preceded amyloid-beta accumulation, a known hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, by up to seven years.
Sep 21Brain disorders
MIT News
Brain circuit keeps tabs on what just happened to aid judgment of what’s happening now
To keep track of what’s going on in front of it, the brain relies not only on what it sees, but also a comparison with what it just saw. A new study pinpoints the circuit that provides that service.
Aug 24Brain tech and AI
MIT News
Toward a future that preserves benefits of neurotechnology for all
PhD student Rachel Sava, winner of the Envisioning the Future of Computing Prize, explores transformative improvements and dystopian risks of neural technology.
Jul 6Brain tech and AI
MIT News
Brighter MRI signals
New MRI sensors developed at MIT sensitively detect target molecules in the brain and body.
May 27Brain tech and AI
MIT News
AI algorithm enables tracking of vital white matter pathways
Opening a new window on the brainstem, a new tool reliably and finely resolves distinct nerve bundles in live diffusion MRI scans, revealing signs of injury or disease.
Feb 10Brain tech and AI

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