Imperial startup wins global competition for its brain-computer interface tech
Cogitat has won a prize for a technology that could make it possible to control machines using the brain – and enable more life-like virtual reality.
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Brain health clinic for retired rugby players opens its doors
A specialist clinic for detecting and managing neurological conditions linked to contact injuries in professional sport is now open to patients.
Brain cell differences could be key to learning in humans and AI
Imperial researchers have found that variability between brain cells might speed up learning and improve the performance of the brain and future AI.
"Is that a bacon sandwich?" - Fruit flies react to smells while asleep
Researchers have tracked flies’ ability to interpret information while asleep, showing which parts of the brain remain ‘awake’.
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£1.5 million funding to investigate how genes impact brain cells in Alzheimer’s
New funding will support research into gene activity in different types of brain cells to find changes associated with Alzheimer’s disease.
ADHD and obesity are linked through genetics and pregnancy weight, study finds
Certain genetic variants are linked to an increased risk of developing both obesity and ADHD, according to a new study.
Histamine could be a key player in depression, according to study in mice
Bodily inflammation dampens levels of a ‘feel-good molecule’ and antidepressants’ ability to boost them, according to new research in mice.
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Problems in thinking and attention linked to COVID-19 infection
UK researchers have found further evidence of the lingering mental impacts of COVID-19 in people who have recovered from the disease.
Brain injury computer models map brain blood vessels in highest resolution yet
Imperial researchers have created a traumatic brain injury (TBI) computer model that maps blood vessels in a rat brain in the highest resolution yet.
New study set to investigate traumatic brain injury in armed forces personnel
The five-year project will investigate the effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in battlefield casualties from the UK Armed Forces.
