Reposted by Virginia HelenaJason Moore @moorejh.bsky.social · 21/09/2026This is an executive problem #leadership 1184
Virginia Helena @v-helena.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Human brain cells transplanted into mice in ‘most extensive’ integration ever www.nature.com/articles/d41... #neuroskyencenature.comHuman brain cells transplanted into mice in ‘most extensive’ integration everLab-grown organoids wire into mice missing a key part of their brain, offering a new way to test drugs for developmental conditions. 051
Reposted by Virginia HelenaThe vOICe vision BCI 🧠🇪🇺 @seeingwithsound.bsky.social · 02/09/2026A novel cross-modal perceptual effect: Sound-induced increase of the non-contact illusion link.springer.com/article/10.3...link.springer.comA novel cross-modal perceptual effect: Sound-induced increase of the non-contact illusion - Attention, Perception, & PsychophysicsAbstract Recent research demonstrates that if two identical squares moving uniformly towards each other suddenly disappear when their leading edges contact, participants will have an illusory percepti... 011
Reposted by Virginia HelenaThe vOICe vision BCI 🧠🇪🇺 @seeingwithsound.bsky.social · 01/09/2026(LinkedIn) Seeing anew: Mechanisms, outcomes, and challenges in adapting to restored sight via visual prostheses www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... in Progress in Retinal and Eye Research, by Katerina Eleonora Rassia, Lydia Liapi and John S. Pezaris. #BCI #NeuroTech #blindness 132
Reposted by Virginia HelenaThe vOICe vision BCI 🧠🇪🇺 @seeingwithsound.bsky.social · 31/08/2026The vOICe vision BCI is the ultimate testcase for human brain plasticity artificialvision.com/literature.htm 021
Virginia Helena @v-helena.bsky.social · 26/08/2026At 8, Christina Santhouse underwent a #hemispherectomy for Rasmussen’s encephalitis after suffering up to 150 #seizures a day. Her remaining #brain adapted remarkably: she later earned a master’s degree and became a speech-language pathologist. #Neuroplasticity is extraordinary. #neuroskyence 1132
Reposted by Virginia HelenaDavid Lewis @davidclewis.bsky.social · 25/08/2026So fucking what? A car can move faster than me. A computer can process data faster than me. A fridge can keep things cooler than me. This is not news, this is not an achievement unless you’re the kind of self-loathing Muskian dweeb whose idea of utopia is some humanless robot hell. Fuck off. 2238176
Reposted by Virginia HelenaThe vOICe vision BCI 🧠🇪🇺 @seeingwithsound.bsky.social · 25/08/2026#Neuralink cumulative human brain implants - actual vs originally projected (through August 2026) chatgpt.com/share/6a8d4c... #implantable #invasive #BCI #NeuroTech 122
Reposted by Virginia HelenaThe vOICe vision BCI 🧠🇪🇺 @seeingwithsound.bsky.social · 28/06/2026(Review article) Neural mechanisms underlying intracortical microstimulation for sensory restoration www.nature.com/articles/s41... (full version at pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...) by @bioniclab.bsky.social et al.; outlining priority areas for improvement; #invasive #BCI #NeuroTechnature.comNeural mechanisms underlying intracortical microstimulation for sensory restoration - Nature Biomedical EngineeringIntracortical microstimulation can elicit artificial sensations in persons who have lost sensation due to neurological injury or disease. This Review discusses intracortical microstimulation mechanism... 063
Virginia Helena @v-helena.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Our latest paper is now published! We show that different end-goals during the demi-plié lead to distinct lower-limb and pelvic coordination patterns, highlighting the adaptability of human movement. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #Biomechanics #Neuroskyence #Ballet #CoordinationPatterntandfonline.comCoordination patterns of the lower limb and pelvic complex during the demi-plié movement with different end-goals in classical balletDemi-plié is a coordinated ballet movement involving a continuous bend of the knee while maintaining turnout and grounded heels. Twelve classical dancers (9 females, 3 males) performed the demi-pli... 0114
Reposted by Virginia HelenaThe vOICe vision BCI 🧠🇪🇺 @seeingwithsound.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Today, 7 years ago. 232
Virginia Helena @v-helena.bsky.social · 15/06/2026😴Sleep may be one of the most underrated tools for body composition. A classic study found that people on the same calorie-restricted diet lost similar weight: 8.5h of sleep lost more fat; 5.5h of sleep lost more muscle. Recovery isn’t optional. It’s part of the strategy.💪🧠 #neuroskyence #sleep 062
Virginia Helena @v-helena.bsky.social · 14/06/2026🧠 New evidence strengthens the gut–brain axis in multiple sclerosis. Researchers studying identical twins found specific gut bacteria linked to #MS and showed they can trigger MS-like disease in animal models. A major step toward understanding risk, prevention, and future therapies. #Neuroskyence 076
Reposted by Virginia HelenaThe vOICe vision BCI 🧠🇪🇺 @seeingwithsound.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Attention maps reveal stimulus-dependent retinal population codes www.frontiersin.org/journals/com... "Precise decoding models" [...] "aid in the design of visual prostheses and brain-computer interfaces"frontiersin.orgFrontiers | Attention maps reveal stimulus-dependent retinal population codesIntroductionUnderstanding how deep learning models map neural population activity to stimuli requires both high predictive accuracy and interpretable interna... 011
Virginia Helena @v-helena.bsky.social · 09/06/2026#Anxiety: review outlines how intricate #braincircuits - from the amygdala and BNST to the lateral habenula - coordinate anxiety-like behaviors. It maps layered #neuralcontrol and offers insights for precision-targeted #treatments. #Neuroskyence #Medsky #Neuro #Behavior 040
Reposted by Virginia HelenaThe vOICe vision BCI 🧠🇪🇺 @seeingwithsound.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Meta deletes face-recognition system from its smart glasses app after WIRED report www.wired.com/story/meta-r... (archived at archive.ph/V3vJd)wired.comMeta Deletes Face-Recognition System From Its Smart Glasses App After WIRED ReportThe code WIRED identified is gone from the latest version of Meta AI, the companion app for the company’s smart glasses. Meta won’t say why or whether it’s coming back. 131
Virginia Helena @v-helena.bsky.social · 05/06/2026A glimpse of the future of regenerative medicine: the world’s first 3D-bioprinted #cornea has #restoredvision in a #blind patient. If scalable, this could help address the global shortage of donor corneas and transform care for millions. 👁️🧬 #Neuroskyence #Science #Medicinebiospace.comPrecise Bio Achieves World’s First 3D-Bio-Printed Corneal Implant 272
Virginia Helena @v-helena.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Firsthand experience with The vOICe, a #sensorysubstitutiontechnology that translates live camera images into soundscapes, allowing users to perceive aspects of the visual world through hearing. it raises profound questions about #neuroplasticity, #perception, and #learning. And it’s FREE! 141
Reposted by Virginia HelenaThe vOICe vision BCI 🧠🇪🇺 @seeingwithsound.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Perceptions of visual-to-auditory sensory substitution (VASS) technology among students with visual impairments and special educators journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... "applies The vOICe algorithm to convert visual images into auditory input"; #ETRI #V2A #VASS #BCI #blindness 132
Virginia Helena @v-helena.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Yesterday I tested The vOICe, a technology that lets visual information be perceived through sound, with the brain’s capacity to adapt, learn, and build new ways of interacting with the world. Innovation is framed around hardware, software, and algorithms, but in the end, it is about people. 031
Reposted by Virginia HelenaThe vOICe vision BCI 🧠🇪🇺 @seeingwithsound.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Review article: Restoring vision and touch with cortical microstimulation www.nature.com/articles/s44... by @giacomovalle.bsky.social et al.; #BCI #NeuroTech #blindnessnature.comRestoring vision and touch with cortical microstimulation - Nature Reviews BioengineeringCortical sensory prostheses aim to restore vision and touch by stimulating primary visual and somatosensory cortices. This Review examines shared challenges and principles underlying visual and somato... 1114
Reposted by Virginia HelenaThe vOICe vision BCI 🧠🇪🇺 @seeingwithsound.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Lucid dreaming shows that the human brain can go into a state of vivid mental imagery. If and once we can effectively tap into that, sound-guided mental imagery will restore veridical vision to the blind www.artificialvision.com/literature.htm #future #neuroscienceartificialvision.comThe science behind The vOICe vision BCIScientific publications based on use of The vOICe. 031
Reposted by Virginia HelenaThe vOICe vision BCI 🧠🇪🇺 @seeingwithsound.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Thalamic oscillations distinguish natural states of consciousness in humans www.nature.com/articles/s41... Might thalamic and other oscillations also determine if experiences appear visual or from another sensory modality? Looking for brain state control for sensory substitution. #BCInature.comThalamic oscillations distinguish natural states of consciousness in humans - Nature Human BehaviourChowdhury et al. report the discovery of a 19–45-Hz thalamic oscillation that is present during human wakefulness and REM sleep, but not NREM sleep. 031
Virginia Helena @v-helena.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Modern #neuroscience is becoming less about “the #brain records reality” and more about “the brain predicts reality.” #Psychedelicresearch is accelerating that shift, revealing #consciousness as an active construction shaped by #memory, expectation, and #neuralfiltering. 🧠✨ #neuroskyence #thalamuspopularmechanics.comYour Brain Restricts Full Access to Reality. But Scientists Found a Way to Turn Off the Filter.Could psychedelics be the key to unlocking higher consciousness? 073
Virginia Helena @v-helena.bsky.social · 25/05/2026#Denmark understood something many societies still ignore: #empathy is not “soft.” It’s #neuroplasticity in action. #Children who learn emotional regulation, perspective-taking, and collaboration grow into adults who build healthier communities, workplaces, and relationships. Kindness is trainable. 1174
Virginia Helena @v-helena.bsky.social · 24/05/2026#AI should augment #clinicalreasoning, not replace its development. Expertise is built through uncertainty, mistakes, comparison, supervision, and cognitive effort. If trainees rely on AI too early, we may not be “de-skilling” #medicine… but never fully building the #skill at all. 🧠 #AI #medicine 284
Virginia Helena @v-helena.bsky.social · 24/05/2026Handwriting isn’t just “slower typing.” EEG studies show writing by hand recruits broader sensorimotor, visual, memory, and attentional networks than typing the same words. The brain learns through movement too, not only through information. 🧠✍️ #neuroskyence #neuroscience #brain #EEG #words 1472724808
Reposted by Virginia HelenaThe vOICe vision BCI 🧠🇪🇺 @seeingwithsound.bsky.social · 27/04/2026A brain implant for depression is about to be tested in humans www.wired.com/story/a-brai... by @emilymullin.bsky.social; #BCI #NeuroTechwired.comA Brain Implant for Depression Is About to Be Tested in HumansWhile many brain-computer interface companies are focused on helping paralyzed people communicate, Motif Neurotech is targeting mental health disorders. 143
Reposted by Virginia HelenaThe vOICe vision BCI 🧠🇪🇺 @seeingwithsound.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Blind mice detected infrared light after scientists implanted an artificial retina www.zmescience.com/science/news... "The device may one day restore sight while adding a new visual channel."zmescience.comBlind Mice Detected Infrared Light After Scientists Implanted an Artificial RetinaThe device may one day restore sight while adding a new visual channel. 062
Virginia Helena @v-helena.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Same content. Different scroll. Different brains. At the g.tec BR41N.IO #Hackathon, our #EEG data suggested horizontal carousel formats synchronize viewers’ brains more, while vertical scrolling may create more individual processing paths. Tiny interface choices matter. #neuroskyence #neuromarketing 1122
Virginia Helena @v-helena.bsky.social · 11/04/2026Neuroplasticity weekend reminder 🧠✨ Your brain is always adapting to what you repeat. Every thought, action, and habit shapes it. This weekend, be intentional: move, rest, and focus with purpose. Change isn’t one big moment, it’s built through repetition. Your brain is always listening. #neuro 073
Virginia Helena @v-helena.bsky.social · 18/12/2025People are the most significant entities in the cosmic scheme of things. They are not "supported" by their environments, but support themselves by creating knowledge. Once they have knowledge (essentially, the knowledge of the Enlightenment), they are capable of sparkling unlimited further progress. 022
Virginia Helena @v-helena.bsky.social · 22/10/2025Exclusive: Journal to retract Alzheimer's study after investigation finds misconduct. It’s the author’s second retractd paper. The other one was in 2017. #Alzheimers #Neurosky #neuroscience #treatment #braindegeneration retractionwatch.com/2025/10/20/e...retractionwatch.comExclusive: Journal to retract Alzheimer’s study after investigation finds misconductA journal says it will retract a 2019 paper on an Alzheimer’s treatment after an institutional investigation found research misconduct, according to emails seen by Retraction Watch. The move … 061
Reposted by Virginia HelenaHarvard_MCB @harvardmcb.bsky.social · 29/07/2025Early Exposure to Anesthesia May Shift Brain Development 🧠 🧪🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/n... @rachellegaudet.bsky.social @dulaclab.bsky.social @neurovenki.bsky.social @naoshigeuchida.bsky.social @harvardbrainsci.bsky.social @northeasternu.bsky.socialmcb.harvard.eduEarly Exposure to Anesthesia May Shift Brain Development - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular BiologyMCB researchers show GABA-based sedation in newborns speeds up brain development, confirming decades of animal research in a human cohort. A new longitudinal study led by MCB’s Takao […] 12012
Reposted by Virginia HelenaThe Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 28/07/2025A new study adds evidence to the idea of the behavioral immune system, showing that participants respond to infectious avatars by turning on threat-detecting brain areas and priming an immune response to a potential infection. By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social #neuroskyence bit.ly/4o5Hi9zthetransmitter.orgHuman brain may anticipate looming contagionSeeing a visibly ill avatar in virtual reality activates a neuroimmune pathway in brain areas related to peripersonal space and prompts an immune response, a small new study suggests. 03214
Reposted by Virginia HelenaThe vOICe vision BCI 🧠🇪🇺 @seeingwithsound.bsky.social · 28/07/2025#Inception: Simulating personalized long-term recovery in disorders of consciousness using whole-brain computational perturbations www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 022
Virginia Helena @v-helena.bsky.social · 28/07/2025Two #FDA‑approved cancer drugs—letrozole and irinotecan—were shown to reverse #Alzheimer’s in mice, including restoring learning and memory abilities. It could fast-track #humantrials. A potential game‑changer in how we think about #neurodegeneration. #neuroskyence #medsky #neuronypost.comBreakthrough as two FDA-approved drugs are found to reverse Alzheimer’s — including restoring memoryResearchers have found that a pair of drugs can not only slow down Alzheimer’s disease but actually reverse it and restore memory in mice. 074
Virginia Helena @v-helena.bsky.social · 15/07/2025Paralyzed walking, reimagined. 🦿🧠 A groundbreaking bidirectional #BCI now enables real-time control of a walking #exoskeleton and sends sensory feedback to both legs—using #brainsignals from leg motor areas. All via a portable implantable system. #Neuroskyence #Medsky #Neurotech #BCI #Exoskeletonarxiv.orgReal-Time Brain-Computer Interface Control of Walking Exoskeleton with Bilateral Sensory FeedbackInvasive brain-computer interface (BCI) technology has demonstrated the possibility of restoring brain-controlled walking in paraplegic spinal cord injury patients. However, current implementations of... 031
Virginia Helena @v-helena.bsky.social · 15/07/2025The startup Starfish Neuroscience is stepping out of stealth with a minimally invasive, wireless, battery‑free #brainchip expected by late 2025. Using just ~1.1 mW, it can target multiple #brainregions — a bold alternative to #Neuralink 's N1. #Neuroskyence #Medsky #Neurotech #BCItheverge.com 011
Reposted by Virginia HelenaThe vOICe vision BCI 🧠🇪🇺 @seeingwithsound.bsky.social · 11/07/2025To ChatGPT: What is the evidence pro or con that a Neuralink Blindsight brain implant in visual cortex will give vision to congenitally blind people as claimed without any evidence by Elon Musk? chatgpt.com/share/6870e3... I added the case of Mike May as evidence con. #BCI #neuroscience #blindnesschatgpt.comChatGPT - Neuralink Blindsight Evidence DebateShared via ChatGPT 122
Virginia Helena @v-helena.bsky.social · 11/07/2025New research shows happy emotions enhance brain rhythms that bind and retain memories more effectively. A glimpse into how our feelings shape learning in real time. Positive thoughts may power your memory. 🌟 While the full peer‑reviewed paper is under review, a write‑up is available. #Neuroskyencestudyfinds.orgHappy Thoughts Could Be The Secret To A Stronger MemoryA new study finds that positive emotions boost learning by strengthening neural patterns during repeated study, leading to better memory performance. 093
Reposted by Virginia HelenaThe vOICe vision BCI 🧠🇪🇺 @seeingwithsound.bsky.social · 07/07/2025Absence of shared representation in the visual cortex challenges unconscious imagery in #aphantasia www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... by @jianghaoliu.bsky.social et al.; mental imagerysciencedirect.comAbsence of shared representation in the visual cortex challenges unconscious imagery in aphantasiaAphantasia is defined as the absence (or near-absence) of imagery experience, most commonly in but not necessarily limited to the visual modality. Whi… 143
Virginia Helena @v-helena.bsky.social · 08/07/2025New neurons aren’t just for childhood. 🧠 A breakthrough study shows the adult hippocampus continues to produce neural progenitor cells, and even divides new neurons, well into our 70s. Hope for lifelong learning and brain repair. science ➜ Nature of the mind. #Neuroskyence #Neuro #Medskyscience.orgScience | AAASScience/AAAS peer-reviewed journals deliver impactful research, daily news, expert commentary, and career resources. 44613
Virginia Helena @v-helena.bsky.social · 05/07/2025🙏 Weekend thoughts from the frontiers of the #mind. This week, neurons learned to play Pong, and a brain whispered to a computer, without a single cut. Science isn’t just advancing. It’s listening. To thought. To silence. To life unfolding at the edge of the possible. #Neuroskyence #Medsky #Neuro 0101
Virginia Helena @v-helena.bsky.social · 03/07/2025#Neuralink isn’t the only game in town. #PrecisionNeuroscience just got #FDA clearance for human trials of a wireless #brainimplant - no craniotomy needed. A paper-thin array sits on the brain’s surface, already tested in 40+ patients. Digital control for paralysis is closer than ever. #Neuroskyencebusinessinsider.comCofounder of Neuralink rival Precision Neuroscience reveals what people often get wrong about brain implantsNeurosurgeon Dr. Ben Rapoport, cofounder of Precision Neuroscience, debunks what he believes is a misconception about brain-computer interfaces. 2132
Virginia Helena @v-helena.bsky.social · 01/07/2025A living #computer made of 200,000 #humanneurons just learned to play Pong. The CL1 device by Cortical Labs + bit.bio is redefining computing—blending biology + silicon. A step toward brain-like #AI, with real ethical questions ahead. #Neuroskyence #ComputerScience #Neurotech #Brainft.comInside the British lab growing a biological computerAustralian start-up Cortical Labs and UK’s bit.bio have built CL1 with the aim of creating ‘synthetic biological intelligence’ 0102
Virginia Helena @v-helena.bsky.social · 30/06/2025#Alzheimer’s in a dish: Advanced 3D cultures and #brainorganoids now mimic neuron + glia interactions and key AD hallmarks like amyloid-β/tau aggregation - while preserving patient #genetics. These models are revolutionizing drug screening and #personalizedtherapy research. #Neuroskyence #Medskyjournals.lww.comThree-dimensional cell culture technologies in the study of ... : Advanced Technology in Neuroscienceventional models. The emergence of brain organoids, three-dimensional cultures derived from induced pluripotent stem cells, provides a revolutionary approach to studying Alzheimer’s disease. Brain org... 164
Virginia Helena @v-helena.bsky.social · 30/06/2025Medtronic’s BrainSense™ adaptive #DBS is now CE-marked in the EU/UK! ✅ Real-time, self-adjusting #brainstimulation tailored to each patient ✅ ~40% #motorimprovement compared to traditional DBS ✅ Rollout begins as a software update for Percept™ device users #Neuroskyence #Medsky #Neuro #Neurorehabnews.medtronic.com 021
Virginia Helena @v-helena.bsky.social · 28/06/2025Weekend thought ✨ Your #brain doesn’t take weekends off. Every choice you make, every pause you allow, every breath you deepen - rewires you. #Neuroplasticity means your nervous system is always listening. This #weekend, remember: You’re not just relaxing - you’re #rewiring. #Neuroskyence 04814
