Neurotechnologies are tools that combine engineering and brain science to create devices that help connect the brain to the outside world. Since the early 2000s, these technologies have been widely discussed in scientific studies and popular media because they are exciting and promising. They have the potential to improve lives in ways that drugs cannot. […]

On May 30th, 2024, the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute (China), Shanghai Mental Health Center and Brain Health Research Institute of National Medical Center for Mental Disease jointly held a seminar on “Brain Health Database Construction and Ethics of Science and Technology”. During the seminar, more than 30 renowned experts from the fields of mental […]

Dr. Mao Ying, President of Fudan University-affiliated Huashan Hospital and Director of the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute for Translational Research, along with his team, recently collaborated with Professor Wei Hua, Professor Zheng Ouyang from Department of Precision Instrument of Tsinghua University, Professor Graham Cooks from Purdue University and Professor Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa from Mayo Clinic […]

Caltech neuroscientists are making promising progress toward showing that a device known as a brain–machine interface (BMI), which they developed to implant into the brains of patients who have lost the ability to speak, could one day help all such patients communicate by simply thinking and not speaking or miming. Read more on the TCCI […]

Every year, more than 795,000 people experience having a stroke, often resulting in brain damage that impairs their ability to speak, walk, or perform tasks. Fortunately, in many cases, these abilities can be regained through physical therapy. With practice, our brains have remarkable abilities to rewire and repair themselves after damage. Researchers in the laboratory […]

Many of us would love the superpower to fly, and for good reason: Flight offers a crucial evolutionary advantage. Flying enables an animal to travel large distances quickly, in search of food and new habitats, while expending far less energy than walking. Through flight, insects colonized the planet and fostered the massive diversification of flowering […]

For decades, researchers believed that lamprey—eel-like jawless fish—did not have sympathetic neurons, which are a part of the peripheral nervous system. The sympathetic nervous system is made up of nerves that target internal organs throughout the body, including the heart, pancreas, and gut. Persistent activity of the sympathetic nervous system is required to maintain homeostasis, […]

Imagine that you are considering buying stock in a company. You know what its current value is, and you suspect that you could make a healthy return on your investment. But this stock is very volatile: some days up, some days down. Yes, you could make a lot of money, but you could also lose […]

Many salamanders have the remarkable ability to regrow their own limbs and tails after an injury. How are they able to do this, while more complex mammals, such as humans, cannot? “Certain animals like zebrafish and salamanders are able to regenerate body parts, but higher up on the evolutionary tree of life, regeneration happens much […]

In fall 2023, Professor Frederick Eberhardt allowed Ethics & AI students to use large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT in assignments, sparking debate. Eberhardt required ‘Generative AI Memos’ detailing tool use. He embraced LLMs despite initial challenges, noting students’ evolution in integrating human and AI-generated content. While some produced impressive work, others struggled with machine […]