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Facebook is giving up on brain-typing as an AR glasses interface

The Verge

Facebook’s prototype brain-computer interface headset. Project Steno was a multi-year collaboration between Facebook and the University of California San Francisco’s Chang Lab, aiming to create a system that translates brain activity into words. The lab fitted the man with implanted electrodes that could detect brain activity.

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Precision Neuroscience is making brain implants safer, smarter and reversible

TechCrunch

Brain researchers have relied on devices called microelectrode arrays for decades, but the technology behind these tools is increasingly outdated. Precision Neuroscience is building a modern alternative that’s not only an order of magnitude better, but far less invasive to put in.

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Cognixion’s brain-monitoring headset enables fluid communication for people with severe disabilities

TechCrunch

The tech world has not offered much succor to those affected by things like locked-in syndrome, ALS, and severe strokes, but startup Cognixion aims to with a novel form of brain monitoring that, combined with a modern interface, could make speaking and interaction far simpler and faster. Overhauling decades-old brain tech.

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How to stay productive when you work in an open office

The Next Web

On the one hand, open-plan offices can inspire a more collaborative, innovative and social environment where ideas transfer easily between members of different departments and teams. The human brain only has the capacity for 1.6 The key to keeping employees happy and productive is having a mix of spaces for different activities.

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The myth of the brainstorming session: The best ideas don’t always come from meetings

The Next Web

What goes on in your brain during a group brainstorming session. Brain imaging studies have shown that in the presence of external stimulation, introverts show more activity in the regions of the brain that process information, make meaning, and problem solve compared to extroverts. Groups hate scary ideas.

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Donors Love A Good Story—Here’s How To Tell It (And Find It)

Bloomerang

Emotion is not just nice to have in fundraisingit actually helps our brains navigate alternatives and make decisions. How is your life different today? Emotion hooks us in and makes us care. Use it liberallyits your donors love potion. Facts actually make issues harder to understand and care about. What could this look like?

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Does Extreme Content Delivery = Learning?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

If I can’t process what I hear by asking questions of the expert or checking in with another participate or sitting quietly and just thinking about what was shared, there is a point that I reach after about 15 minutes – it’s call “My Brain Is Full Up.” Different delivery options are better than the same.

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