Technology Archives - Knowing Neurons

John Zhou January 10, 2023January 10, 2023 Brain-computer interface, decoder, Technology, virtual reality

A Full Dive

An essay by John Zhou On an overcast afternoon in November, 2022, a teenage boy pages through a glossy video game manual in his bedroom in the Saitama prefecture of… Read More

Artificial Intelligence Consciousness

Caitlin Goodpaster August 2, 2022August 1, 2022 algorithm, Artificial Intelligence, brain imaging, Computer Science, Dreaming, EEG, fMRI, language, Machine Learning, study of consciousness, Technology, verbal speech

Problems with Assessing Consciousness in the 21st Century

by Caitlin Goodpaster Early this June, a viral story hit the internet—an engineer at Google had claimed an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot named LaMDA was conscious (Tiku, 2022). LaMDA, which… Read More

Bias Big Ideas Brain Basics

Carolyn Amir June 15, 2022June 15, 2022 algorithm, belief, Bias, ESMU, Internet, Punishment, Reward, Social Bond, Social media, Technology

This Is Your Brain on Twitter: The Neuroscience of Social Media

Written by Carolyn Amir How has the internet changed your life? How has social media? For many, social media represents a way to stay in touch with old friends, organize… Read More

Science Policy

Bineh Ndefru May 17, 2022October 21, 2022 Air pollution, Cognitive Impairment, environment, Neurodegenerative disease, Policy, Technology

Protecting our Communities with Technology Standards for Future Hydrogen Fuel Combustion Facilities

Written by Bineh Ndefru Natural gas-fired plants meet much of the electric power generation need in California. In 2020, natural gas plants generated over 48% of the state’s electricity and… Read More

Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

Rebecca Munday November 10, 2021December 13, 2021 CSF, Disease, hydrocephalus, medical devices, pediatrics, Technology, treatments

Hydrocephalus Treatment Advances: time to shunt the outdated shunts

Imagine being in so much pain it is impossible for your brain to shut down and fall asleep. Worse yet, you cannot sit up, stand up, or walk around because… Read More

Events

Nerissa Culi December 1, 2020December 1, 2020 Conference, Neuroscience, neurotech, speakers, Technology, Virtual

Neurotech 2020

From Nov 30th until Dec 11th, academics, investors, and entrepreneurs from across the globe will meet virtually at NeuroTech 2020: The Digital Congress for NeuroTech Innovation & Growth. Knowing Neurons… Read More

Symbolic illustration of optogenetics with a strand of DNA coming out of someone's cartoon brain and being examined by a magnifying glass. Designed by Alexa Erdogan.

Neuroscience Technologies Big Ideas Learning and Memory Movement

Jeff Olney May 27, 2020May 24, 2020 Behavior, Deep Brain Stimulation, EEG, electroconvulsive therapy, Learning and Memory, Light, Optogenetics, Technology, Therapeutic Approaches, Vision

Optogenetics: An Illuminating Tool with A Bright Future

Nearly everything we do requires our brain in some way. Eating a bagel? That uses your brain. Reading this article? That’s using your brain, too. All those questionable decisions you… Read More

Big Ideas Artificial Intelligence Learning and Memory Neuro SciFi Philosophy

Joel Frohlich May 17, 2017October 29, 2017 2001: A Space Odyssey, AI, Arthur C. Clarke, Artificial Intelligence, Deep Blue, DeepFace, Douglas Hofstadter, Evolution, Facebook, Garry Kasparov, Godel Escher Bach, HAL 9000, Hebb's rule, neural network, Stanley Kubrick, Technology, Turing Test

The Ultimate Thought Experiment Part II: 2001: A Space Odyssey

In our previous post, we considered the Philip K. Dick novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? in the context of a thought experiment: a thinking tool used by scientists and… Read More

Brain Basics Did You Know?Neuro News SfN 2014

Anita October 15, 2014March 5, 2017 Biology, Brain, BRAIN Initiative, Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies, Electrophysiology, fMRI, functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Genetics, Molecular, Neuroscience, Optogenetics, PET, Positron emission tomography, SfN, SfN14, Single-cell recording, Spatial, Technology, Temporal, TMS, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulaion

Getting Technical: Methods in Neuroscience

It is an exciting time for neuroscience. The BRAIN Initiative (Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies) is in the spotlight as a part of the new Presidential focus and recently… Read More