We can account for the evolution of consciousness only if we crack the philosophy, as well as the physics, of the brain By Philip Goff on November 7, 2023 The science of consciousness has not lived up to expectations. Over the summer, the neuroscientist Christof Koch conceded defeat on his 25-year bet with the philosopher David Chalmers, a...
by Pennsylvania State University Credit: Advanced Materials (2022). DOI: 10.1002/adma.202108203 A wireless, biodegradable sensor could offer doctors a way to monitor changes in brain chemistry without requiring a second operation to remove the implant, according to an international team of researchers. In a minimally invasive procedure on mice, the researchers inserted a wireless, biodegradable device into the...
by Ben Brumfield, Georgia Institute of Technology For over a century, Alzheimer’s disease has confounded all attempts to treat it. But in recent years, perplexing experiments using flickering light have shown promise. Now, researchers have tapped into how the flicker may work. They discovered in the lab that the exposure to light pulsing at 40...
JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE In a series of recently published studies using animals and people, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have further characterized a set of chemical imbalances in the brains of people with schizophrenia related to the chemical glutamate. And they figured out how to tweak the level using a compound derived from broccoli sprouts. They say the results advance...
