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This is how to rewire your brain in less than a day according to a neuroscientist

Fast Company Tech

He is the founder and director of The Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin-Madison , where he conducts groundbreaking research on emotions and the brain, as well as meditation and contemplative practices. You shared that: our brains are constantly being shaped, wittingly or unwittingly. Its a learnable skill.

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After a Single Concussion, Kids Are 15 Percent Less Likely to Go to College

Futurism

More concerning news from the traumatic brain injury (TBI) front: a new study shows that kids who experience just one concussion are 15 percent less likely to end up going to college the latest research to ring alarm bells about various ways that the long-term impacts of TBIs might manifest.

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Research roundup: 2,400-year-old clay puppets; this is your brain on Klingon

Ars Technica

March's list includes fascinating papers on such topics as how the brain responds to speaking Klingon (or Dothraki, or Navi), the discovery of creepy preclassic Salvadoran puppets, the effectiveness of "dazzle camouflage," and how male blue-lined octopuses manage not to be cannibalized by their chosen mates.

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Changemaker Spotlight: Shemitria Smith, Clark Atlanta University

sgEngage

is responsible for the overall advancement services at Clark Atlanta University as the senior director of advancement operations. With over 16 years of Raiser’s Edge NXT® experience at that time, the University had just switched over to Raiser’s Edge from Banner and was looking for an “expert”. I call it the brain.

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Scientists create tiny robots that can safely treat brain aneurysms

TechSpot

Brain aneurysms claim approximately 500,000 lives worldwide annually. An international team of scientists, including researchers from the University of Edinburgh, have created microscopic robots to treat brain aneurysms more safely and precisely than conventional methods.

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Researchers develop deep-learning method for translating vocal signals from the brain to text

TechSpot

Researchers at the University of Califonia San Francisco developed a way to allow people with speech loss to communicate with their brains. The technology uses neural networks to translate brainwaves into words and phrases.

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Get inside the minds of first-time travelers in this new documentary

Mashable Tech

See how travel changes the brain This documentary does more than capture these first-time travelers' experiences. However, the data captured shows how their brains react to new experiences similarly as a timely reminder that we’re not so different. also a profound experience that transforms a person’s inner world.

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