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The latest news on the brain and beyond.
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Diagnosing concussions on demand
Researchers have developed an objective way to quickly identify concussions that may otherwise go unnoticed. In a study of hockey players, a team found that, by using EEG technology to assess patients’ brain performance in relation to cognition and attention, they could detect concussive states.
Story via Brain
From waves to words
A team at Columbia University trained an artificial intelligence device to determine which words an individual is hearing based on their brainwave activity. In doing so, these scientists believe they have taken the first step toward developing a machine which could convert brainwaves into speech.
Story via Popular Mechanics
The toll of teenage stress
The way that teenagers learn to manage stress may have an impact on their long-term physical health. Those who re-frame stressors in a positive light tend to have lower blood pressure, a healthier weight, and less inflamed immune cells over time than those who suppress feelings of stress.
Story via Penn State
Game your way to better group work
Video games played together by teams may actually improve group productivity by helping members learn how to collaborate and communicate with one another. A BYU study found that as little as 45 minutes of group play could increase team productivity by 20 percent.
Story via Brigham Young University
Replacing anxiety with awe
Feelings of awe may be the brain’s way of making the unknown exciting rather than anxiety-inducing. In subjects fitted with EEG caps, feelings of awe were associated with decreased activity in the area of the brain responsible for executive control and increased activity in the part responsible for imagination.
Story via Vox
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