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Brain receptor patterns separate sensory and cognitive networks

Posted on June 21, 2023 by Hippocratic Post

Receptor patterns define key organisational principles in the brain, scientists have discovered. An international team of researchers, studying macaque brains, have mapped out neurotransmitter receptors, revealing a potential role in distinguishing internal thoughts and emotions from those generated by external influences. The comprehensive dataset has been made publicly available, serving as a bridge linking different […]

Could ‘Brain-Computer Interface’ cure chronic pain?

Posted on May 21, 2021 by Hippocratic Post

Researchers at the University of East Anglia are launching a new project to see whether virtual reality could help with the treatment of chronic pain. As many as 50 per cent of the UK population are living with chronic pain, and the team will study whether new technology delivered via a VR headset could help […]

Collecting and choice: A model for life’s decisions

Posted on December 14, 2020 by The Royal Society of Medicine

Collecting and choice: A model for life’s decisions: RSM Webinar: Date and time Tue 15 Dec 2020 from 6:00pm to 7:00pm Shirley M. Mueller, M.D is a Past clinical and research neurologist at Indiana University. Now, she is an adjunct professor and passionate collector. As a Neuroscientist and a collector, Shirly will discuss the fascinating […]

Unravelling the Voice

Posted on April 9, 2016 by Rebecca Wallersteiner

Opening at the Wellcome Collection, Euston, on 14th April and enlisting the help of artists, philosophers and neuroscientists, a new show looks at the idea of ‘voice’ from many different angles – sound, identity, body, psychology and culture. The exhibition’s Curator Bárbara Rodríguez Muñoz comments: “The voice is one of our key identifying features; most of us use it daily and spontaneously, […]