computer brains

11.22.09

Telepathy on the Horizon: New Interface Allows Brain-to-Brain Communication

By Clay Dillow Posted 10.06.2009 at 3:42 pm 12 Comments

Ever wish you could read minds? While the technology to correctly call your poker buddies' bluffs still eludes us, researchers in the UK have shown that brain-to-brain communication is indeed possible. All you need is some electrodes, a computer, and an Internet connection.

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Video Games that Beef Up the Brain

Scientists create brain-stimulating video games in hopes of closing the cognitive development gap

By Christina Hurtado Posted 12.30.2008 at 11:56 am 2 Comments

In a recent study from UC Berkeley, scientists revealed significant physical differences in the brain development of children from different socio-economic backgrounds.

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PopSci's Darpa Grand Challenge Preview: Update #3

This student team is running its own private competition: It's entering two vehicles, each programmed to act quite differently

By Elizabeth Svoboda Posted 10.05.2005 at 1:00 am 0 Comments

In this, the fourth of a series, Popular Science profiles one of the favored teams competing to win the Darpa Grand Challenge autonomous-vehicle race, which will take place on Saturday, October 8, near Primm, Nevada. Today we look at the Virginia Tech team's two entries, each of which takes a different approach to the problem. Stay tuned to popsci.com for more previews throughout the week and for minute-by-minute videos and updates on race day.

Virginia Tech Team
Blacksburg, Virginia

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