‘Ancient Brain’ Helps Us Interpret Edges

Scientists from Australia believe they have found the brain cells that recognize patterns. And, surprisingly, they were not in the “modern” part of the brain, but in the thalamus, or “ancient brain.” The findings, published in The Journal of Neuroscience, throw new light on how our brains interpret shapes, particularly edges. “Our vision cells respond…

Britain's $1M medtech man: Breakthroughs in medical prosthetics

Britain’s $1M Medtech Man: Breakthroughs in Medical Prosthetics

London’s Shadow Robot Co. tours its “bionic man,” a walking, breathing humanoid robot built from the latest and greatest in medical prosthetics, including artificial limbs, an artificial spleen and an artificial personality. Shadow Robot Co.’s so-called bionic man is making its way across the world, parading about a $1 million worth of advanced medical prosthetics…

EEG Tech Probes Consumers’ Brains

Researchers in Germany are using brain waves to test how different pricing schemes impact the emotional state of consumers. “Everyone thinks that they’ve truly figured out how to sell a relatively inexpensive product for a lot of money. But the odd thing is that even this company doesn’t understand it,” notes Kai-Markus Müller, a neurobiologist…

Stryker, Imris Ink Deal For Spinal Imaging Suites

Stryker Corp. and Imris ink a deal to collaborate on spinal imaging suites incorporating Stryker’s automatic image registration and surgical suites made by Imris. Stryker (NYSE:SYK) and IMRIS Inc. (TSX:IM) said they’ve inked a deal to incorporate automatic spinal and cranial image registration into surgical suites. The non-exclusive collaboration will see Stryker’s image registration technology…