A Stroke Study Reveals the Future of Human Augmentation
It began in early October 2017, when 108 stroke patients with significant arm and hand disabilities turned up for a peculiar clinical trial. The researchers would be surgically implanting a…
How Pixar Uses Hyper-Colors to Hack Your Brain
Take the scene where the old ghost Chicharrón dies unremembered in the Land of the Dead. It’s a tear-jerking sequence, but the color palette is still just as wide (though…
A Sexy New Theory of Consciousness Is All Up in Your Feelings
So yes, you’re the homeostat, a happy little organism just trying to maintain homeostasis, a basic comfort level of needs, in the big scary world. As for everything else in…
10 Ways to Improve Your To-Do List
Photo: Roman Samborskyi (Shutterstock) Making a to-do list is a nice idea. They can help make you feel in control, but they don’t account for the myriad annoyances and unpredictable…
You Should Text Before Calling
Photo: fizkes (Shutterstock) Most of the time, talking on the phone is an inconvenience. There are less intrusive ways to communicate if something isn’t urgent, and picking up the phone…
What It’s Like to Track Your Recovery With the Oura Ring
In our last installment, I started experimenting with sleep tracking in hopes of recovering better for my weightlifting sessions. I’ve used the Oura ring and Whoop band, but today I’ll…
The purpose of sleep appears to change when we are toddlers
By Jessica Hamzelou Sleep is important whatever your ageCavan Images/Getty Images Why do we sleep? The answer may depend on the person’s age, according to research that suggests the main…
Man sees half of every face like it’s melting due to rare brain lesion
By Jason Murgesu A typical brain scanBorislav/Getty Images A man with a rare brain lesion may help increase our understanding of how we process faces. To him, the right half…
Study reveals brain noise contains a unique signature of dream sleep – Times of India
WASHINGTON: When we dream, our brains are filled with noisy electrical activity that looks nearly identical to that of the awake brain. But researchers have pulled a signal out of…
A sugary diet changes gut bacteria and worsens brain function in rats
By Jessica Hamzelou Bad for your brain?Elizabeth Perez Holowaty/Getty I We know diets can shape the billions of bacteria that live in your gut. Now, research in rats suggests the…