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Body suit may soon enable the paralyzed to walk

Miguel Nicolelis - scheduled to speak for MSF in September 2012 - is merging brain science with engineering in a bid to create something fantastical: a full-body prosthetic device that would allow those immobilized by injury to walk again. Read more here.

N.F.L. Plans Broader Concussion Research

The N.F.L’s first attempt at a long-range study on the effects of concussions was riddled with problems from the manner in which data was collected to conflicts of interest for those overseeing it. Read more here.

The iPhone and the Brain

True love or addiction? The answer isn't as simple as you think. Read the opinion of UT Austin neuroscientist Russell Poldrake here.

Turning thoughts into movies

Scientists can (almost) read your mind, and turn your thoughts into movies. Impossible? Maybe not. Read more here, and here.

Crowdsourced cures?

And you thought gaming was a waste of time. Read more about the growth of citizen science here.

A little deception helps push athletes to the limit

“It is the brain, not the heart or lungs that is the critical organ. It’s the brain.” Roger Bannister, first runner to break the four-minute mile.

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