David PerryA Sticky Sensor That Attaches To Internal Organsverified_publisherPopular Science - Francie DiepCapable of measuring electrical activity when affixed to rats' hearts Eww, what’s that on this guy’s hand? It’s a sticky sheet designed to attach electronic sensors onto organs in the body. See how the sheet holds up a 100-yen coin? A team of researchers based at several Japanese universities made …
David PerryHow To Win The Impulse War Inside Your Brainverified_publisherFast Company - Jane PorterWhat role do our emotions play in decision-making? Some might say it’s a fairly contentious one. Acting on emotions without reason can be dangerous. 17th-century French philosopher Descartes would have you believe reason trumps emotion when it comes to making decisions. But recent brain science has …
David PerryLearning How Little We Know About the Brainverified_publisherThe New York Times - James GormanResearch on the brain is surging. The United States and the European Union have launched new programs to better understand the brain. Scientists are mapping parts of mouse, fly and human brains at different levels of magnification. Technology for recording brain activity has been improving at a …
David PerryNeuroscientists Have Worked Out How to "Read" And "Write" Brain Signalsverified_publisherScienceAlert - Fiona MacDonaldJust like a very complicated computer, our brains control our thoughts and behaviours via electrical bursts of activity. Essentially, that means we …
David PerryIn a New Approach to Fighting Disease, Helpful Genetic Mutations Are Sought (Published 2014)verified_publisherThe New York Times - Gina KolataDoug Whitney should have died years ago. The 65-year-old resident of Port Orchard, Wash., has a devastating gene mutation that — according to the medical literature — causes early onset Alzheimer’s disease in everyone who inherits it. The mutation killed Mr. Whitney’s mother and nine of her 13 …
