21Sep 2022 by Nigel Fleming No Comments
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FINDING. "We found that the behavioral tuning function changes were extremely highly correlated to decoded tuning function changes only in V3A, which is known to be highly responsive to global motion with human subjects. We conclude that VPL of a global motion detection task involves plasticity in a specific visual cortical area." (Visual perceptual learning, VPL) http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0044003 View in LinkedIn
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21Sep 2022 by Nigel Fleming No Comments
linkedin post 2020-01-28 06:05:40

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THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS. "Hook up some wires with a 9-volt battery, and you have a state-of-art “thinking cap” that activates select regions of the brain of your choosing. By directly tinkering with the brain’s electrical field — no surgery required — tDCS has the potential to treat depression, anxiety, chronic pain, OCD and motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease." (T Watanabe et al.) http://singularityhub.com/2016/03/06/can-you-download-knowledge-into-your-brain-with-electricity/ View in LinkedIn
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21Sep 2022 by Nigel Fleming No Comments

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TRAINING PATENT. "Apparatus and method for supporting brain function enhancement, US 20140171757 A1. Recently, training systems for training subjects/trainees utilizing the technology of computer graphics (CG) such as virtual reality (VR) are available." (T Watanabe et al.). https://lnkd.in/dY96Q7C View in LinkedIn
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21Sep 2022 by Nigel Fleming No Comments

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INDUCED LEARNING. "Our results indicate that the adult early visual cortex is so plastic that mere repetition of the activity pattern corresponding to a specific feature in the cortex is sufficient to cause VPL of a specific orientation, even without stimulus presentation, conscious awareness of the meaning of the neural patterns that subjects induced, or knowledge of the intention of the experiment." (Visual perceptual learning, VPL). https://lnkd.in/d7tXEcX View in LinkedIn
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21Sep 2022 by Nigel Fleming No Comments

linkedin post 2020-01-29 05:11:51

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BRAIN PLASTICITY. "These results suggest that early visual areas are so plastic that mere inductions of activity patterns are sufficient to cause VPL. This technique can induce plasticity in a highly selective manner, potentially leading to powerful training and rehabilitative protocols." (Visual perceptual learning, VPL). http://science.sciencemag.org/content/334/6061/1413.abstract View in LinkedIn
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21Sep 2022 by Nigel Fleming No Comments
linkedin post 2020-01-29 05:13:31

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HEIGHTENED CREATIVITY. "A handful of small studies — including the HRL Laboratories research — also tantalizingly suggest that it could heighten creativity, enhance spatial learning, boost math skills and language acquisition and even trigger lucid dreams — sometimes weeks after the initial stimulation." http://singularityhub.com/2016/03/06/can-you-download-knowledge-into-your-brain-with-electricity/ View in LinkedIn
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21Sep 2022 by Nigel Fleming No Comments

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FAILED STUDIES. "Several past meta-analyses cast serious doubt on the tech’s brain-boosting powers. Two such papers, both from the University of Melbourne, found that single-session tDCS had “little-to-no” reliable effect on executive function, language or memory in healthy young volunteers." http://singularityhub.com/2016/03/06/can-you-download-knowledge-into-your-brain-with-electricity/ View in LinkedIn
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21Sep 2022 by Nigel Fleming No Comments

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UNKNOWINGLY INDUCED. "With an online-feedback method that uses decoded functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) signals, we induced activity patterns only in early visual cortex corresponding to an orientation without stimulus presentation or participants’ awareness of what was to be learned.” (T. Watanabe et al.). http://science.sciencemag.org/content/334/6061/1413.abstract View in LinkedIn
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21Sep 2022 by Nigel Fleming No Comments

linkedin post 2020-01-30 02:58:33

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FUTURE LEARNING. "It may someday be possible to use brain technology to learn to play the piano, reduce mental stress, or even master kung fu with little or no conscious effort. Lead author and BU neuroscientist Takeo Watanabe says in a statement: "Adult early visual areas are sufficiently plastic to cause visual perceptual learning." https://lnkd.in/e_gwy9d View in LinkedIn
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