NEURAL NETWORK
See the connections people are making with their neuroscience research and learn how research is influencing the world around you.
NEUROSCIENCE IS CHANGING THE DEBATE OVER WHAT ROLE AGE SHOULD PLAY IN THE COURTS
April 18, 2016
Newsweeks' Tim Requarth takes a look at the ethical implications of sentencing adolescnet young males involved in gang-related murders. Requarth refers to the influence of the developing brain around the age of 20, to note whether or not a person should be held accountable for their actions/involvement in crimes. "The Supreme Court has increasingly called upon new findings in neuroscience and psychology in a series of rulings over the past decade that prohibited harsh punishments...for offenders under 18"....
Where Does Personality Reside In The Brain/ The Frontoparietal Network Makes You Who You Are
April 18, 2016
Susan Scutti from Medical Daily takes an in-depth look at the research surrounding "What makes us, Us". A group of researchers from Yale was able to create a brain activity matrix for 126 people based on their individual MRI data. From there they were able to identify, correctly, which brain belonged to who-based on the activity of specific task. Take a look at this article to find out what truly separates you from the rest.
USC Researcher Awarded $11.25M Grant to Develop Brain-machine Decision Making Tech
April 18, 2016
Maryam Shanechi is an assistant professor at the University of Southern California, whom will lead an interdisciplinary team on this project. The U.S. Department of Defense and the U.K. Ministry of Defense are funding this research initiative. Their previous findings, using non-human primates, have much promise in applying the data to human studies/trials. The goal of this project is to "..improve human-decision making, and not just bolster exisiting capabilities". As of now, much of brain-machine interface works towards the restoration of cognitive function in people with a neurological disorder. Her team aims to improve general human decision making skills.
Derailed train of thought? Brain's stopping system may be at fault
April 18, 2016
Published in Nature Communications by a lab at the University of California-San Diego, their study suggest that the mechanism that interrupts a physical task, is the same as the mechanism that interrupts a mental one. They hope to relate this finding with the disruption of dynamic movement in patients with Parkinson's disease. This lab has published a number of findings, all that can assist in our understanding of our brains on a simple, and complex, scale.