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[最新研究]プロの演奏家の創造性は、運動野への電気刺激で引き上げられる

posted 2018/10/19

創造的な音楽を考えるには、複雑な認知・運動機能を司る脳部位が重要どんな仕事をする上でも、創造性は重要になる。目の前に存在しない新しいものを想像し・創造する営みは、古くから人間を魅了してきた。とりわけ芸術家にとっては、自分の独自性の表現は、そのまま自分の存在価値を知らしめるほど重要といえる。突出し ...

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[最新研究紹介]楽器の練習は読解や語学に関係する子供の聴覚機能を改善する

posted 2018/10/18

社会経済的格差に左右されている子供の語学・学習能力『子供の語学能力に影響を与える、社会経済格差を背景とした脳機能の違い』では、アメリカでは家庭の社会経済的状態が低いと、住む場所が騒音が大きく、また子供が豊かな語彙や多くの言葉に触れる機会が少ないために、聴覚の神経活動の発達が不充分になり、その結果音 ...

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[最新研究紹介]子供の語学能力に影響を与える、社会経済格差を背景とした脳機能の違い

posted 2018/10/12

子供の語学・学習能力は、社会経済的格差に左右されているアメリカでの調査によると、子供の将来の社会経済的状態を予測する強い因子の一つが母親の教育レベルである。家庭の社会経済的状態が低いと、栄養が不足した食事や、非常にうるさい劣悪な環境での生活、また親が子供にあまり声をかけなかったり、会話に簡単な言葉 ...

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[最新研究紹介]意思決定の切り替えは大脳基底核が担っている

posted 2018/10/10

生物は過去の経験を活用して、目的達成のための意思決定をするわれわれは目標を達成するために、過去の経験を駆使して様々な選択肢を選ぶことができる。だが、この知的な営みは具体的にどんな脳部位で実現されているのだろうか。もし物事を決める上で重要な部位や要素が分かれば、様々な人が集まる組織での意思疎通を向上 ...

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[最新研究紹介]幼少期の楽器訓練は、音楽に関わる脳部位の発達を促進する

posted 2018/10/05

東大生の子供のころの習い事は水泳とピアノが多い東大生にアンケートを行うと、子供のときの習い事のうち、1位は水泳、2位はピアノという結果が何度も得られるようである。これには科学的な根拠があるのだろうか。脳神経科学による知見を探ってみよう。幼児期に15ヶ月間、楽器を練習することで、脳の構造が変化し ...

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[最新研究紹介]睡眠不足はアルツハイマー病のリスクを高める可能性

posted 2018/10/02

睡眠不足はアルツハイマー病のリスクを高める可能性睡眠不足は現代人の悩みのタネだ。眠りが浅い日は身体はだるく、頭はぼうっとしてよく働かない。だが、寝不足の毒はその日に限らず、アルツハイマー病のような深刻な病と結びついていることが、近年の研究で知られてきている。今回は、こうした睡眠とアルツハイマー ...

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[blog] NeuroTechX Is Making the Global Local: An Interview with Co-Founder & Executive Director Yannick Roy

posted 2018/08/26

In recent years we have seen the explosion of artificial intelligence and machine learning; there is widespread interest across industries as companie ...

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[news] Ryosei Wakabayashi gave a keynote speech at Startup Hub Tokyo on Jul 6, 2018

posted 2018/07/09

Keihanna Research Complex hold a brain-tech conference at Startup Hub Tokyo. Ryosei Wakabayashi gave a keynote speech there. Leave a comment

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[blog] The Brains Behind Leadership

posted 2018/06/16

Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/briansolis/2696190509 With Mark Zuckerberg testifying before Congress and a “dealmaker” in the Oval office, busi ...

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[news] Ryosei Wakabayashi presented at Nomura Securities on May 25, 2018

posted 2018/05/26

Ryosei Wakabayashi presented the newest neuroscience and neuroscience business to investors. Leave a comment

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[news] Ryosei Wakabayashi presented at KPMG AZSA LLC on May 18, 2018

posted 2018/05/26

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[news] Ryosei Wakabayashi presented at Japan Israel Chamber of Commerce on Apr 25, 2018

posted 2018/05/12

Ryosei Wakabayashi gave a presentation about the newest neuroscience and brain-tech at Japan Israel Chamber of Commerce. Participants were interested ...

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[news] Ryosei Wakabayashi presented at Startup Hub Tokyo on March 2nd, 2018

posted 2018/05/12

Ryosei Wakabayashi gave a presentation about the newest neuroscience and brain-tech at Startup Hub Tokyo. Leave a comment

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[blog]Investing in the Future…of BCI

posted 2018/04/09

The brain-computer interface (BCI) market has boomed in recent years, and scientists aren’t the only ones who have noticed. In 2017, the global BCI ma ...

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[blog]In The Future, Brain-Computer Interface Technologies Will Allow Physically Disabled Patients To Communicate Effortlessly

posted 2018/03/12

An Inability to Communicate Could Leave Patients Feeling Isolated. Patients with physical disabilities, caused by stroke, spinal cord injury, or ALS, ...

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[news] 今年1月に開催された世界最大の展示会CES 2018に出展していた脳科学企業についてまとめた専門レポートを販売致します

posted 2018/02/26

neumo独自の調査をもとに、CES 2018の出展していた企業の中から脳科学企業30社を発掘・リストアップしました。レポートの中では、特に注目の4社とピックアップ企業7社の計11社の詳細の解説を行っています。これらの11社は現地で直接インタビューを行っており、さらにスタートアップ企業のいくつかはC ...

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[blog] Back To The Future: How 100-year-old technologies can be repurposed for the latest neurobusinesses

posted 2018/02/12

Is it worth looking backward? When we think of advancements in science and business, we expect the newest technologies to be at the forefront of this ...

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[blog] A researcher who seek to develop a product for neurorehabilitation feasible at home using inexpensive EEG device

posted 2018/01/28

An interview with a researcher in neurorehabilitation engineering from the University of Glasgow Damage to the central nervous system (brain and spina ...

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[blog] Opening up the Future of Neuroscience and Technology by Measuring Brain Activity with Incredibly High Spatiotemporal Resolution

posted 2018/01/18

How Well Can We Visualize Neural Activity with Current Technology? fMRI measures hemodynamic changes generated by neural activity. It has a spatial re ...

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[blog] Neuroscience is Becoming the MVP in Sports Strategy

posted 2017/12/31

Neymar has Soccer on the Brain A fascinating study conducted by the Japanese National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) an ...

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[blog] Will Smartphones replace MRI and PET?

posted 2017/12/22

(Image from gizmodo) MRI And PET Play an Important Role in Diagnosing and Predicting Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging devices, such as magnetic ...

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[blog] Virtual Reality will First Flourish in Medicine, not in Consumer Games

posted 2017/12/06

(Credit: The Wall Street Journal) The Slow Rise of VR The release of the Oculus Rift, HTC vive, PlayStation VR, and others led to the conclusion that ...

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[news] Ryosei Wakabayashi presented at the business model cafe powered by wired on December 5th, 2017

posted 2017/12/06

Ryosei Wakabayashi gave a presentation about the newest neuroscience and neuroscience business at the business model cafe. Leave a comment

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[news] Ryosei Wakabayashi served as a moderator at a real-time neurofeedback conference on November 27, 2017

posted 2017/11/27

Ryosei Wakabayashi served as a moderator of the panel discussion ‘Front Line of Researches on Neuroimaging and its Societal Implementation’ ...

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[blog] The Endless Pursuit of Immortality and Rejuvenation

posted 2017/11/25

“Death is very likely the single best invention of life” In an eloquent commencement speech by Steve Jobs to the 2005 graduates of Stanford University ...

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[blog] Predicting the Future of Telepathy with Openwater

posted 2017/11/17

Mary Lou Jepsen Launches Startup to Develop Wearable MRI In 2016, Mary Lou Jepsen launched Openwater, which is a startup intent on developing devices ...

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[blog] Will Elon Musk make the world a utopia or dystopia?

posted 2017/11/06

The Competition for High-Resolution BMI Development has Begun Elon Musk launched Neuralink in March 2017. Over the next 4 years, the company plans to ...

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[blog] Are artificial memories in our future？

posted 2017/10/26

The importance of memory If you were to ask people how they would most want to “upgrade” about their brain, chances are most will mention something ab ...

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[news] Wakabayashi will present at the Center for Information and Neural Networks (CiNet) on October 19th, 2017

posted 2017/10/16

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[news] neumo, Inc. launched September 1st, 2017

posted 2017/09/04

2017年9月1日から、neumoの活動を開始しました。 Leave a comment

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[news] Ryosei Wakabayashi presented at ATR on June 30th, 2017

posted 2017/06/30

Ryosei Wakabayashi gave a presentation about the emerging neuroscience business at ATR (Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International). ...

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