Restoring the “Young” Brain

Brain-machine interface: restoring neurological function through bioengineering.

Recent advances in computing and neuroscience have made realistic the idea of a machine controlled directly from brain signals. Such devices are known as a brain computer interface (BCI).15 Advances in sensory prosthetics show promise (e.g., cochlear implant or visual cortex stimulation) allowing for restorative options. Essentially, a BCI is a machine that can decode human intent from brain si...

Restoring the balance.

On development of functional brain connectivity in the young brain

Our brain is a complex network of structurally and functionally interconnected regions, shaped to efficiently process and integrate information. The development from a brain equipped with basic functionalities to an efficient network facilitating complex behavior starts during gestation and continues into adulthood. Resting-state functional MRI (rs-fMRI) enables the examination of developmental...

Understanding entangled cerebral networks: a prerequisite for restoring brain function with brain-computer interfaces

Historically, cerebral processing has been conceptualized as a framework based on statically localized functions. However, a growing amount of evidence supports a hodotopical (delocalized) and flexible organization. A number of studies have reported absence of a permanent neurological deficit after massive surgical resections of eloquent brain tissue. These results highlight the tremendous plas...

the impact of musical texts on the text recall of young learners of english in isfahan junior high schools

abstract although music possesses some kind of power and using it has been welcome by many students in language classrooms, it seems that they take a non-serious image of the lesson while listening to songs and they may think that it is a matter of fun. the main objective of the present study was to investigate whether learning a foreign language through musical texts (songs) can have an impac...