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When thoughts control machines
Efforts to connect human brains to computers have taken big leaps forward in recent years. Melding our minds with machines could provide the biggest single upgrade to human intelligence since our species evolved. But are we ready?
Science360
Searching for Answers - Mysteries of the Brain
For more than a century, scientists have studied the brain, and yet there is still so much about it that remains a mystery. New research is underway to develop and use cutting-edge technologies, and scientists across disciplines are...
The Economist
The next frontier: when thoughts control machines
Efforts to connect human brains to computers have taken big leaps forward in recent years. Melding our minds with machines could provide the biggest single upgrade to human intelligence since our species evolved. But are we ready?
Science360
Understanding the BRAIN with Fleming Crim of NSF and Tom Insel of NIH
During the week of May 6th, 2013, scientists from the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and DARPA, met for the first meeting on the BRAIN Initiative. Dr. Fleming Crim of the NSF, and Dr. Tom Insel of the...
Science360
President Obama speaks on the BRAIN Initiative on April 2, 2013
President Obama talks about the BRAIN Initiative, how it will affect scientific research and the economy, and how NSF will be involved.
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Mysteries of the Brain: Evolving Brain
Researchers are studying transparent zebra fish larvae to understand the neural circuitry of the human brain. [4:55]
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Mysteries of the Brain: Perceiving Brain
A neuroscientist studies how the brain processes information by examining fMRI brain images to see what areas of the brain are active with various stimuli. [4:53]
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Mysteries of the Brain: Building a Brain
The simple tadpole brain is being studied by a neuroscientist to better understand brain development and how information from the surrounding environment is processed. [5 min.]
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Mysteries of the Brain: Emotional Brain
Researchers at Duke University are using virtual reality to study how the brain processes positive and negative emotions. [4:31]
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Mysteries of the Brain: Brain Computer Interface
Scientists at the University of Washington are developing devices that rely on brain-computer interfaces which register task-specific brain activity, and then use the information to empower the devices to perform those tasks. [4:54]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: President Obama Calls for a "Brain Initiative"
NIH Director Francis Collins discusses President Obama's new 'BRAIN Initiative' research program.