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Brain-Machine Interface Device Predicts Internal Speech in Second Patient
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 […]
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Birds Overcome Brain Damage to Sing Again
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 […]
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How Insects Control Their Wings: The Mysterious Mechanics of Insect Flight
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 […]
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Debunking a Decades-Long Misconception about the Origin of the Vertebrate Sympathetic Nervous System
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, […]
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Henry Lester Receives Langley Award for Basic Research on Nicotine and Tobacco
Congratulations to Professor of Biology Henry Lester who has been named the 2024 recipient of the Langley Award for Basic Research on Nicotine and Tobacco from the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco (SRNT). The Langley Award Honors scientists who have made groundbreaking advances in basic nicotine research in the areas of pharmacology, neuroscience, […]
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TCCI Sponsors the Charitable Popular Science Project Initiated by GASA
On March 23, 2024, the 100th session of “GASA Science Classics”, a charitable popular science project sponsored by Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute (TCCI®), was held at the Shanghai Science Hall. Professor Bai Lu from Tsinghua University, together with a number of scientists and scholars, introduced The Eighth Day of Creation: Makers of Revolution in […]