One of the emerging trends in the field of tDCS for medical applications is telemedicine or home use. The main reasons for the field’s growth are that we know this to be a safe technique, with only minor side effects (itching, temporary redness under electrodes after application), and that multiple sessions of tDCS (or tCS, […]
There is a long history of art and science looking for each other. As Leonardo da Vinci said: “to develop a complete mind, study the science of art, study the art of science. Learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else”. https://www.flickr.com/photos/epicalab/albums In 2008, in the University of Yale, a new […]
Some years ago, the world was frozen with the “ice bucket challenge”. Liters of water and ice were dumped over thousands of people’s head to promote awareness and raise funds for the investigation of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS. The challenge, as you may remember, encouraged nominated participants to be recorded on video […]
EEG is in the Air “I’m looking up because that is where I want to be” Anonymous … most likely an aviator. Brain imaging techniques are usually cumbersome and require to be used in controlled lab environments to avoid the well known artefacts. That is why, as a neuroscientist, I have always been […]
It’s a dire truth that most drugs people are prescribed will fail to help them. Take the US top-selling medicament for high-cholesterol (Rosuvastatin), or the one routinely used to treat asthma (Fluticasone propionate): they can improve the conditions only for 1 patient in 20. And they are not exceptions. In fact, the success rate of […]
Photo via PlusLexia More than 1% people are autistic. People with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) mainly present problems in social communication and interaction, and restricted and repetitive patterns of behaviour, interests or activities. Hence, children with ASD may have problems understanding gestures, spoken language, spoken metaphors, recognising own and others’ emotions, and feel […]
As we have already discussed in a previous blog on Brain Consciousness and Complexity, algorithmic complexity is an intrinsic property of the brain dynamics, and be estimated through the Lempel-Ziv-Welch algorithm from the EEG (electroencephalogram) signals (Figure X0). In this blog we discuss our recent paper on the relationship between algorithmic complexity and prognosis of […]
Someone knew someone who almost died. And when that happened, this person was able to see their own body, from above, lying in that bed. Inert. This, a classical out-of-body experience (Figure 1A), refers to the sensation that a person’s consciousness seems to become detached from the body, taking remote viewing position. Generally called body […]
Let’s face it: frogs are not the most glamorous of animals…However, we owe a great deal to them! In 1780, Luigi Galvani found out that muscles of frog’s legs would twitch if in contact with electrical stimuli. Today we know that this is due to one remarkable property of biological tissues: the fact that they […]
Have you ever imagined how many sensors, signal processing and subtasks it takes for the body to process and execute a success command? The recent paper by Crea et al (Scientific Reports 2018) represents an exciting step towards the development of practical brain-computer interfaces (BCI). In this case, the development is designed for patients […]