Computer networks that cannot forget fast enough can show symptoms of a kind of virtual schizophrenia, giving researchers further clues to the inner workings of schizophrenic brains, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and Yale University have found. The researchers used a virtual computer model, or “neural network,” to simulate the excessive release […]
Researchers at Queen’s University have found a strong association between computer and Internet use in adolescents and engagement in multiple-risk behaviors (MRBs), including illicit drug use, drunkenness, and unprotected sex. The results were recently published in the Journal of Preventative Medicine.
Patients with a temporary surgical implant have used regions of the brain that control speech to “talk” to a computer for the first time by manipulating a cursor on a computer screen simply by saying or thinking of a particular sound. The research appears April 7 in The Journal of Neural Engineering. The publisher offers […]
Children who spend longer than two hours in front of a computer or television screen are more likely to suffer psychological difficulties, regardless of how physically active they are. The PEACH project, a study of over a 1,000 children aged between ten and 11, measured the time children spent in front of a screen as […]
A commercial brain fitness program has been shown to improve memory in older adults, at least in the period soon after training. The findings are the first to show that practicing simple visual tasks can improve the accuracy of short-term, or “working” visual memory. The research, led by scientists at UCSF, is also one of […]
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