Neuralink, a company co-founded by Elon Musk, has been working on an implantable brain-machine interface since 2016. While it has previously shown its progress by showing a macaque controlling the cursor in a game of Pong, it has yet to begin human-tasting. Now, according to ReutersMusk has reached out to rival company Synchron in recent …
Tesla CEO Elon Musk watches as he visits the construction site of Tesla’s gigafactory in Gruenheide, near Berlin, Germany, May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Michele Tantussia Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Aug 19 (Reuters) – Elon Musk has announced brain chip implant developer Synchron Inc. approached about a potential investment as his own …
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Athletes train to improve their performance. Train professionals to achieve success in their field. Now researchers are investigating ways we can train our brains to prevent dementia. This timely investigation is important because the incidence of Alzheimer’s disease increases as baby boomers age. There are 6.5 million Americans with Alzheimer’s disease today and that is …
People who have had COVID-19 are at an increased risk of neurological and psychiatric disorders such as brain fog, psychosis, seizures and dementia two years after infection. Send the news: That’s according to a new large-scale study from the University of Oxford that also found that anxiety and depression were more common after COVID, although …
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Patients recovering from coronavirus infection suffer from increased neurological and psychological distress, according to a comprehensive observational study published Thursday. Researchers from the University of Oxford searched more than a million patient records and found that, two years after infection, patients who had recovered from COVID-19 had a higher risk of psychosis, dementia and “brain …
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The study found that social isolation is directly linked to later dementia. Social isolation was found to be an independent risk factor for dementia. According to the research, social isolation is a clear risk factor for dementia, as it is directly linked to changes in the areas of the brain responsible for memory. Researchers from …
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