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Brain Waves

Lady Gaga performs during the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on November 30, 2016 in Paris, France.
Dec 7

Lady Gaga Sheds Light on the Neurological Effects of PTSD

Her story also illustrates how the condition can affect civilians, according to a psychologist at the University of Pennsylvania.
By John Bonazzo
Former New Orleans Saints safety Steve Gleason, who has ALS, with Saints strong safety Roman Harper.
Nov 18

This Device Lets Paralyzed Patients Control a Computer With Their Brain

A new brain implant may finally allow patients with ALS or locked in syndrome to communicate in a more high tech way.
By John Bonazzo
Even when the outside temperature is cooler, children can still die from heatstroke in cars.
Oct 7

Can Technology Prevent Kids from Dying in Boiling Cars?

New technologies aim to reduce the risk, including one that's launching a crowdfunding campaign next week.
By John Bonazzo
Rebecca Brachman at TEDxNewYork
Sep 13

A One-Time Treatment Might Prevent Depression From Traumatic Stress

By Brady Dale
A power plant.
Sep 8

Can Air Pollution Cause Brain Damage?

By John Bonazzo
This could be a medical breakthrough for coma patients.
Aug 24

Real-Life Awakening: Scientists ‘Jumpstart’ the Brain of a Coma Patient

By Sage Lazzaro
Henry Molaison, more famously known as 'Patient H.M.'
Aug 9

Inside the Brain of the World’s Most Famous Amnesiac

By John Bonazzo
These kids may be engrossed in their iPad, but a new book says the tablet is harmful to their developing brains.
Aug 3

iPad Alert: What Exactly Is Your Tablet Doing to Your Kid’s Brain?

By John Bonazzo
Your brain may suffer if you stare at your phone too long while chasing Charzard.
Jul 19

What Is Pokémon Go Doing to Your Brain?

By John Bonazzo
Could smoking a blunt actually help your brain instead of hurting it?
Jul 5

Can Your Pot Habit Save You From Alzheimer’s?

By John Bonazzo
Your heart rate variability while sleeping helps improve memory, according to a new study.
Jun 22

How a Nap Can Improve Your Memory by 33 Percent

By John Bonazzo
An artist's sculpture of a neuron, in Michigan.
Jun 21

Studying How a Ferret Sees Revealed a New Source of Brainpower

By Brady Dale
This new four step method will help you "stop the noise in your head."
Jun 9

Why Worrying Can (Sometimes) Be Healthy for Your Brain

By John Bonazzo
The Blind Robot / Louis-Philippe Demers The Blind Robot is a direct reference to the works of Merleau-Ponty and his example of the body extension of the blind man’s cane. When Feenberg analyzes Merleau-Ponty’s blind man’s cane, he concludes that the cane does more than sense the world; it also reveals the blind man as blind. It is this very aspect that the Blind Robot exploits: to create an empathic situation and a positive predisposition to the engagement.
Jun 2

Can Listening to AI-Composed Music Boost Your Brain Function?

By Brady Dale
Meditation decreases stress hormones in the brain, and is an effective tool against Alzheimer's disease.
May 19

Can Exercise, a Low-Salt Diet and Meditation Stave Off Alzheimer’s Disease?

By John Bonazzo
Buddhist devotees meditate during a ceremony in Bangkok on February 22, 2016 on the occasion of Makha Bucha day. The Makha Bucha festival is observed in Thailand on the full moon of the third lunar month and commemorates the day when 1,250 monks gathered to be ordained by the Buddha. AFP PHOTO / Nicolas ASFOURI / AFP / NICOLAS ASFOURI
May 12

Latest Tech Perk: Meditation Guided by Brainwaves

By Brady Dale
DENVER, CO - Strong safety David Bruton #30 of the Denver Broncos is attended to by trainers after a play that would force him out of the game with a reported concussion.
Apr 28

New Technology Offers Sideline Diagnosis of Brain Injuries

By Brady Dale
Two new company's hope to boost the brains of gamers.
Apr 15

The Business of Zapping Brains With Electricity Heats Up

By Brady Dale
A vendor weighs buds for card-carrying medical marijuana patients attending Los Angeles' first-ever cannabis farmer's market at the West Coast Collective medical marijuana dispensary, on the fourth of July, or Independence Day, in Los Angeles, California on July 4, 2014 where organizer's of the 3-day event plan to showcase high quality cannabis from growers and vendors throughout the state. AFP PHOTO/Frederic J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
Mar 31

This Startup Uses Brain Scans to Help Patients Pick the Perfect Pot

By Brady Dale
A new study by neurologist Dr. Lucy Brown states that having one's heart broken has the same effect as trying to quit a drug.
Mar 23

Breakup Brain: Getting Over a Lost Lover is Like Quitting Drugs, Says Neuroscientist

By John Bonazzo

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