Articles on Brain

Artificial human brain within the next 10 years - Jul 27, 2009

Crave Henry Markram discusses who'll be the first to die in the robot apocalypse (not confirmed). Understanding why we, as humans, do the things we do is one of the pieces ... Read story »

Move over pinochle, Web surfing stimulates aging brains - Oct 21, 2008

Crave Functional MRI brain scans show how searching the Internet dramatically engages brain neural networks (in red). The image on the left displays brain activity while reading a book; the image on ... Read story »

Study: Nintendo brain games don't make the grade - Jan 28, 2009

Crave Can the mind-bending activities in games like Big Brain Academy make you smarter? The debate continues. Nintendo's brain games may not help put your kid on the Nobel Prize track ... Read story »

Web may be changing our brains, says expert - Mar 30, 2009

Crave The relentless bombardment of video, music and information online could permanently alter our brains and trigger neurological disorders, according to an eminent neurologist. With Western children spending more than 6 hours ... Read story »

Study: Video game play may improve eyesight - Mar 30, 2009

Crave Playing action video games may help adults improve their eyesight, according to a study released recently. A new study finds that playing action video games such as "Call of Duty 2" ... Read story »

Uploading conciousness - Dec 28, 2007

Blogs So someone pointed me to an article in the Guardian about the Blue Brain, which is supposed to be a simulation of the neocortex in mammals. The idea is to model ... Read story »

Teleglass T3-F - May 31, 2007

Crave For the multitudes of myopic Singaporeans in this part of Asia, the Teleglass makes weird sense. Though it must feel like that blind spot on the sideview mirror while ogling the ... Read story »

Sneak peeks at eight emerging technologies - Oct 14, 2009

Features From transparent aluminum to billion-year memory chips to household pest-eating robo-furniture, these are some of latest technology trends that promise to affect our lives. Read story »

The Cove, a docudrama about the secret slaughter of dolphins - Sep 7, 2009

Blogs For a long time in the small town of Taiji, Japan, the residents have enjoyed the presence of dolphins. This is the place where dolphins are caught and sold to aquatic ... Read story »

Try these puzzlers if you're bored with your watch - Nov 12, 2009

Crave Tokyoflash's latest series of slick designer wristwatches features lightweight aluminum construction, LED lights, and maddeningly confusing time displays. The Kisai series inherits the qualities of previous incomprehensible Tokyoflash timepieces such ... Read story »

Apple's headset MP3 player patent - Oct 30, 2009

Crave An Apple patent design shows what would happen if its iPod Shuffle and Bluetooth headset mated. In a future where we're all walking around wondering how our iPod brain implants came ... Read story »

Researchers still uncertain if cell phones are safe - Sep 15, 2009

Features The question over whether cell phones pose a health risk has been debated for years, and researchers say the final answer could still be years away. Read story »

Five questions with Russell Brown - Oct 29, 2009

Features Adobe's senior creative director of Photoshop Marketing, Russell Brown, gives us some insights on new features in the software and the future of mobile image editing.  Read story »

Toyota debuts real-time control of wheelchairs with brain waves - Jun 30, 2009

Crave Toyota's mind-powered wheelchair transcends science fiction. First, there was the Mindflex, a Mattel toy that lets players move objects with their brains. Now, word is the same technology will be ... Read story »

Enter the mind-controlled cybernetic arm - Dec 3, 2009

Crave An undated photo from the Campus Bio-Medico di Roma shows Pierpaolo Petruzziello's amputated hand linked with electrodes to a robotic hand. European scientists have successfully built a brain-controlled bionic hand ... Read story »

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