News

How To Get Your A-Game On (With Electricity)

Are you desperate to take your video game performance to the next level – and willing to indulge in some high-risk behavior? Hint: you’ll need a 9-volt battery and a wet sponge!


March 18, 2011
News

Are The Basic Building Blocks Of Knowledge Built Into Our Brains?

How does our mind generate memories and store information? While many neuroscientists believe that memories are jumbles of neurons shaped by experience, one scientist believes that neurons act like LEGO bricks, the building blocks of knowledge.


December 15, 2010
In Real Life

Neuroscientists Create The First Brain-controlled Exoskeleton

We’ve had brain-computer interfaces for years now, as well as mind-controlled prosthetic limbs. Now neuroscientists have taken it to the next level, with a system that would allow you to control a super-powered exoskeleton using only your thoughts.