Content tagged "neurology"
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Posted by Andrew Whitacre and Christina Couch
Podcast: Designing for a Neurodiverse World
Sometimes simple changes can significantly expand accessibility to people who have neurological differences like autism, dyslexia, ADHD, or epilepsy, but designers and policymakers frequently aren’t aware of issues affecting this neurodiverse community.
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Event: Thursday, March 1, 2018 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Designing for a Neurodiverse World
Sometimes simple changes can significantly expand accessibility to people who have neurological differences like autism, dyslexia, ADHD, or epilepsy, but designers and policymakers frequently aren’t aware of issues affecting this neurodiverse community.
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Posted by Margaux Phares S.M., Science Writing, 2016
Topics: brain stimulation, electricity, neurology, neurotechnology, science, tDCS, transcranial direct current stimulationYour Brain on 9 Volts – The Specter and Hype of Electrical Brain Stimulation
What makes electrical brain stimulation it so appealing to so many people of so many different backgrounds? How does it work? And does it deliver?
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Posted by Aviva Hope Rutkin S.M., Science Writing, 2013
Topics: blindness, Brainport, neurology, neuroplasticity, Paul Bach-y-Rita, sensory substitutionChampagne for the Blind: Paul Bach-y-Rita, Neuroscience’s Forgotten Genius
Dr. Paul Bach-y-Rita was a visionary neuroscientist and an early pioneer of the theory of neuroplasticity.
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Posted by Hannah Cheng S.M., Science Writing, 2013
Topics: gait training, melodic intonation therapy, music, neurology, parkinsons, psychology, rhythmicauditory stimulation, Science Writing, sherrill house rehabilitation and retirement center, therapyTake Two Notes and Call Me in the Morning: The Science of Music Therapy
Human musicality and music’s direct effects on our health remain mysterious, but the complexities that have been unraveled thus far with gait training and melodic intonation hold a positive note of hope for the future.
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Posted by Genevieve Wanucha S.M., Science Writing, 2009
Topics: biology, crying, evolution, laughter, neurology, neuroscience, psychologyThe Clearest Mirror: The Science of Laughing and Crying
Studying laughing and crying side to side is a way to see our species anew.
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Posted by Grace Chua S.M., Science Writing, 2008
Topics: deep-brain stimulation, depression, neurology, pacemakers, psychology, science, technologySinging the Brain Electric
How deep-brain stimulation, in which electrodes are implanted within the brain, was developed and how it works.