Science news articles about 'brain operations'

Two primates have learned to operate a prosthetic arm using only visualization exercises, scientists report in the latest advance in brain-machine interfaces.

... responses in parts of the brain that indicated loneliness played a role in how their brain operates. Joining Decety and Cacioppo in writing the Journal of Cognitive Science paper were Catherine ...

... of activity between different regions of the functional network in the human brain. Their results suggest that the brain operates in a self-organized critical state. To support this conclusion, they ...

... , and for understanding the patterns of brain activity associated with such locations. In so doing, this line of research "can help to understand how the [animal] brain operates in the real world."

... . "We need to let the animal behave as naturally as possible if we want to understand how its brain operates during interaction with complex environments. The new technology is a major milestone on ...

... to suffer seizures in their first year of life. The children generally underwent major brain operations, including removal of or disconnection of half of the brain. Despite such large operations, ...

... 're just storing it away for later. Scientists -- and many parents -- have long believed that children's brains operate like those of little adults. The thinking was that over time kids learn things ...