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Neurofeedback is a research proven brain training method that harnesses neuroplasticity to reshape brain networks. When used to treat PTSD, neurofeedback quiets fear networks in the brain. Cambridge, Massachusetts (PRWEB) May 24, 2013 The NeuroDevelopment Center is making available without charge 20 sessions of neurofeedback treatment to anyone with PTSD symptoms related to experiences in the Marathon bombing. This includes first responders. Neurofeedback makes use of the brain’s...

The world’s first Brain Training Device has given a ray of new hope to the recovery of survivors after stroke. Developed by researchers of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s Interdisciplinary Division of Biomedical Engineering, this novel device which can detect brainwave, and thereby control the movement of paralyzed limbs, or go even further to control a robotic hand based on its sophisticated algorithm. (PRWEB) May 15, 2013 The world’s first Brain Training Device has given a...

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Neuroscientists at the University of Oregon have captured conclusive evidence that people detect and process grammatical errors with no awareness of doing so. While the theory that the brain works on autopilot when it comes to grammar has been around for some time, hard evidence has been elusive. In the current study, native-English speaking participants ages 18-30 had their brain activity recorded using electroencephalography,...

CLEVELAND, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Applied Brain Research Foundation of Ohio (ABRFO) has reported that EEG biofeedback--or neurofeedback--was effective in reversing the symptoms of 21 of 23 breast cancer survivors experiencing symptoms of post-cancer cognitive impairment (PCCI, or "chemobrain"). Jean Alvarez, EdD, Director of Research at ABRFO, was principal investigator for the study, published online in Integrative Cancer Therapies. Alvarez states that "after EEG...

Greater awareness of epilepsy and sleep disorders may help prevent misdiagnosis and mistreatment MAPLE GROVE, Minn., April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc., today announced the addition of the topic Sleep Disorders and Epilepsy to its epilepsy-focused educational website, Epilog.us. The site now features a review of the relationship between epilepsy and sleep disorders. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click:...

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Samsung is joining forces with an engineering professor at the University of Texas at Dallas to work on a device which could allow you to control your smartphone or tablet computer with your brain. According to Susan Young of the MIT Technology Review, the device in question is an electroencephalography (EEG) cap which could be used to launch an application, select a specific person out of a list of contacts or a song from a...

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports – Your Universe Online In the highly-competitive, multi-million dollar advertising industry, science is increasingly becoming an important tool in determining exactly what kinds of marketing campaigns and products appeal to a potential consumer – so much so that there is an emerging field dedicated solely to getting inside our brains to figure out what we really want. This hybrid of science and advertising is known as neuromarketing, and according...

April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A new study reveals that the slow oscillations in brain activity that occur during slow-wave sleep are critical for retaining memories. Playing sounds synchronized to the rhythm of the slow brain oscillations of sleeping people enhances the oscillations, the researchers found, and boosts memory retention. The study, published in Neuron, demonstrates an easy and noninvasive method of influencing human brain activity to improve sleep...

Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Researchers are working on a new way to provide security where instead of typing a password, you simply think of it. The team presented their findings at the 2013 Workshop on Usable Security at the Seventeenth International Conference on Financial Cryptography and Data Security in Okinawa, Japan. They conducted several experiments to determine whether their ideas were feasible. Researchers used the Neurosky MindSet for their...

SAN DIEGO, April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- VOIS, Inc. (OTCQB- VOIS), The US Government recently announced an initiative of $100 Million to unlock the mapping of the human brain. Significant articles from CNN, USA Today and The Washington Post describe the initiative in detail below. With the company's current mobile EEG headset and brain interaction software, The Company is perfectly positioned in this sector to benefit from the increased attention on this new initiative....