Tag: Brain

Study finds sleep does not clear brain of toxins, but exercise does

New research indicates physical activity, rather than sleep, may play a more crucial role in maintaining brain health by facilitating the removal of toxins, challenging the traditional view that sleep primarily serves to cleanse the brain of harmful substances. Researchers from the U.K. Dementia Research Institute at Imperial College London have conducted an innovative study […]

Neuralink’s first human brain implant malfunctions

Elon Musk’s neural interface company suffered a failure in its first human trial. In a blog post Wednesday, Neuralink said several threads from the subject’s brain implant “retracted,” causing a serious reduction in effectiveness. According to the post, the company quickly moved to resolve the issue. “In response to this change, we modified the recording algorithm to […]