Direct brain control of games?
A clinical research publication led by Stanford University investigators has demonstrated that a brain - to - computer hookup can enable people with paralysis to type via
direct brain control at the highest speeds and accuracy levels reported to date.
The preliminary proof - of - concept study shows that it is possible to use
direct brain control to get a person's legs to walk again.
Not exact matches
The second is norepinephrine, which affects parts of the
brain that
control a person's attention and response to things in the environment, which could help
direct a person's attention to a sexual partner.
In the synthesis of philosophy and science presented by Faith, the evolution of the human
brain at a critical juncture, the first homo sapiens, requires an external principle of
control, one not determined by material forces, but
controlling and
directing them.
Each time his hand moves the way his
brain directs or expects, he is closer to fully
controlling a paint brush, crayon, or pencil.
Finger painting helps your toddler gain fine motor
control: Each time his hand moves the way his
brain directs or expects, he is closer to fully
controlling a paint brush, crayon or pencil.
Arriaga has identified a
direct connection from the motor cortex, which
controls fine motor skills, to the
brain stem, which
controls the larynx.
To achieve automated
control, Brown and colleagues built a
brain - machine interface — a
direct communication pathway between the
brain and an external device that typically assists human cognitive, sensory or motor functions.
Precision timing of neurons and muscles,
directed by the
brain,
controls the body's movements.
By testing cycling time to task failure (TTF) in a group of 12 active participants in a placebo
controlled study, Dr Mauger discovered that stimulating the
brain by passing a mild electrical current (transcranial
direct current stimulation or tDCS) over the scalp to stimulate it increased the activity of the area associated with muscle contraction.
Working with mouse, fly and human cells and tissue, Johns Hopkins researchers report new evidence that disruptions in the movement of cellular materials in and out of a cell's
control center — the nucleus — appear to be a
direct cause of
brain cell death in Huntington's disease, an inherited adult neurodegenerative disorder.
While Aszmann's approach uses a grafted muscle to relay signals from the
brain to a prosthesis, others are taking a more
direct route, reading
brain waves directly and using them to
control the hand.
«Wearing a suit that can
control the drone without that
brain - eye - finger coordination gives a more
direct way of sending commands to the flying machine,» she says.
Researchers have discovered a way to trigger and
control a visual hallucination without drugs, illness or
direct brain stimulation.
Research in the
Brain Function Laboratory has made fundamental contributions to understanding the neural processes for cognitive
control that enable flexible goal
directed behaviors including the resolution of conflict.
He
directs the Motion Analysis Laboratory, and his research falls under general areas related to biomechanics and motor
control of human movement, with focuses on the investigation of mobility impairments associated with ageing, musculoskeletal diseases or injuries, and traumatic
brain injury.
Wheat can also inflict
direct damage on the
brain and nervous system and show up as a condition called cerebellar ataxia, the progressive loss of balance and bladder
control, and peripheral neuropathy, the loss of feeling, usually in the feet and legs.
It is our contention that properly
controlled fermentation may often amplify the specific nutrient and phytochemical content of foods, the ultimate value of which may associated with mental health; furthermore, we also argue that the microbes (for example, Lactobacillus and Bifidobacteria species) associated with fermented foods may also influence
brain health via
direct and indirect pathways.
«This could manifest, behaviorally, via magnified antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity, reduction of intestinal permeability and the detrimental effects of LPS, improved glycemic
control, positive influence on nutritional status (and therefore neurotransmission and neuropeptide production),
direct production of GABA, and other bioactive chemicals, as well as a
direct role in gut - to -
brain communication via a beneficial shift in the intestinal microbiota itself.»
A helpful metaphor is to think of executive function as the
brain's CEO
directing other parts of the
brain, such as those that
control the senses and body movement, to take action to carry out plans and perform tasks.
A better definition of metacognition that I've have read is teaching one's
brain to
control the thought processes it has for the purpose of
directing it towards the management of their own learning.
In 2006, a small study by Indiana University found that teenagers who played violent video games showed higher levels of emotional arousal, but less activity in the parts of the
brain associated with the ability to plan,
control and
direct thoughts and behavior.
According to the Centers for Disease
Control in Atlanta, the
direct and indirect costs of traumatic
brain injuries in the US exceeded $ 76 billion in 2000, the last year for which data are available.