A transhumanism book about your future
In our book Super You, we explore the very real possibility of of connecting your brain to the Internet so that you can use the power of the Cloud to expand your ability to access information. This would likely be done using really tiny swimming robots that are the size more »
Researchers don’t know how to revive brain dead humans, but they are sure going to learn a lot in the process in a clinical trial aimed at reviving comatose patients. Biotech Bioquark is recruiting 20 patients who have been clinically deemed brain dead from severe traumatic brain injury. Using cutting-edge treatments that include stem cells, more »
A TED talk by neuroscientist Greg Gage.
How do you become started? Engage in these 24 daily activities to boost your intelligence: Click for the full infographic from Business Insider. [Sourced from http://www.businessinsider.com/24-daily-habits-that-will-make-you-smarter-2015-6]
Two hundred million years ago, our mammalian ancestors developed a new brain feature: the neocortex. This stamp-sized piece of tissue – when wrapped around a brain the size of a walnut – is the key to what humanity has become. Futurist and author Ray Kurzweil suggests, we should get ready more »
by Rick Téllez BRAIN DECLINE BEGINS AT AGE 27! Or says a study from the University of Virginia. The seven years study, headed by Timothy Salthouse, indicates adults achieve their peak mental performance around 22 and mental decline starts as soon as age 27. Most of us believe it is inevitable — more »
A recent study at the University of Western in Ontario, Canada is suggested a second look at coma patients in a vegetative state may be required before “pulling the plug”. Following an experiment with MRI technology, Professor Adrian Owen and Postdoctoral Fellow Lorina Naci have determined that a man in a more »
Researchers may have a new tool in the fight to cure neurological diseases after they discovered the role of an important brain protein which helps store learning as long-term memories. In a study published in Nature Neuroscience, they said further research into the Arc protein‘s role could help in finding more »
An epidemiological study of more than 400,000 aging Americans showed that men who consume 2-3 cups of coffee each day had a 10% lower death rate than their non-coffee drinking brethren. Women that drank the same amount had a higher longevity rate: They were 13% less likely to die. While more »
