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Video Games May Enhance Skills Beyond a Superb Double Jump
Video games might offer cognitive benefits like increased hand-eye coordination and visual perception skills.
  • BrainFacts/SfN
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How a Sensing Prosthetic Changed My Life
Brandon Prestwood, an amputee, shares how a prosthetic arm with a sense of touch changed his life.
  • BrainFacts/SfN
  • 14 min
Tackling Inequality in Neural-Digital Technology
New neural-digital interfaces could worsen existing healthcare inequalities if developers ignore socioeconomic concerns.
  • BrainFacts/SfN
  • 11 min
A New Relationship Between Humans and Machines
Scientists are exploring how neural-digital technologies can expand the human experience. This endeavor raises crucial ethical questions.
  • BrainFacts/SfN
  • 17 min
Fostering Empathy Through Virtual Reality
Visualization research lets people experience alternate perspectives, which could increase empathy.
  • BrainFacts/SfN
  • 16 min
How AI and Machine Learning Can Serve Humanity
AI expert Fei-Fei Li discusses how deep-learning machines can support the human experience — not replace it.
  • BrainFacts/SfN
  • 90 min
Nomophobia: The Fear of Being Without a Mobile Phone
Even light phone users get anxious when their mobile device is taken away for a short time.
  • BrainFacts/SfN
  • 3 min
Technology Makes Us Bigger
Every day, technology helps us wake up, get ready for the day, and remember everything on our to-do list. But is our constant reliance on technology hurting our brains?
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  • 4 min
Resetting the Brain's Clock
Jet lag, irregular sleep schedules, and exposure to artificial light throw our internal clocks out of whack. When that happens, our health suffers.
  • BrainFacts/SfN
Just How Bad is Kids' Smartphone Addiction?
We all know that kids spend many hours a day using smartphones but what is it doing to their brains?
  • Stanford University
Neuroscience Insights from Video Game & Drug Addiction
Discover the addictiveness behind video games to understand the way students are motivated.
  • Psychology Today
Video Games May Enhance Skills Beyond a Superb Double Jump
Video games might offer cognitive benefits like increased hand-eye coordination and visual perception skills.
  • BrainFacts/SfN
Do Brain-Training Games Make You Smarter?
The pitch is appealing: sharpen your mind with a few minutes of brain games each day. Unfortunately, science suggests this promise is probably too good to be true.
  • BrainFacts/SfN

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