Neuroscience /tags/neuroscience Neuroscience en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 04 Jan 2024 10:45:00 GMT ‘We need those thinkers:’ Temple Grandin explains how to support neurodivergent minds /podcast/inthenoco/2024-01-04/we-need-those-thinkers-temple-grandin-explains-how-to-support-neurodivergent-minds We’re talking a lot more these days about what it means to be neurodivergent. Temple Grandin is an animal scientist, author and advocate. She’s also autistic and has a lot to say about how we can support neurodivergent thinkers. She joins In The NoCo today to discuss her new book and more. Thu, 04 Jan 2024 10:45:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-01-04/we-need-those-thinkers-temple-grandin-explains-how-to-support-neurodivergent-minds Erin O'Toole, Robyn Vincent Can You Reshape Your Brain's Response To Pain? /npr-news/2019-06-10/can-you-reshape-your-brains-response-to-pain Changing how the mind reacts to pain can reduce the discomfort experienced, according to scientists who study brain pathways that regulate pain. A new type of therapy aims to enhance that effect. Mon, 10 Jun 2019 09:00:00 GMT /npr-news/2019-06-10/can-you-reshape-your-brains-response-to-pain Patti Neighmond Decoded Brain Signals Could Give Voiceless People A Way To Talk /npr-news/2019-04-24/decoded-brain-signals-could-give-voiceless-people-a-way-to-talk Scientists have found a way to transform electrical signals in the brain into intelligible speech. The advance may help people paralyzed by a stroke or disease, but the technology is experimental. Wed, 24 Apr 2019 17:58:00 GMT /npr-news/2019-04-24/decoded-brain-signals-could-give-voiceless-people-a-way-to-talk Jon Hamilton Scientists Test Whether Brain Stimulation Could Help Sharpen Aging Memory /npr-news/2019-04-08/scientists-test-whether-brain-stimulation-could-help-sharpen-aging-memory Memory faltering as you age? Parts of your brain that used to work in sync may be out of step. A study shows that a precise jolt of electricity can bring these parts back together, boosting memory. Mon, 08 Apr 2019 15:40:54 GMT /npr-news/2019-04-08/scientists-test-whether-brain-stimulation-could-help-sharpen-aging-memory Jonathan Lambert Are We Ready For An Implant That Can Change Our Moods? /npr-news/2019-03-29/are-we-ready-for-an-implant-that-can-change-our-moods Deep brain stimulation offers relief from some neurological problems and is being tested for mood disorders. But the treatment — an implant in the brain — raises ethical questions. Fri, 29 Mar 2019 14:28:19 GMT /npr-news/2019-03-29/are-we-ready-for-an-implant-that-can-change-our-moods Alix Spiegel, Jonathan Lambert Study Says Pain Can Be Self-Fulfilling Prophecy /science/2018-11-22/study-says-pain-can-be-self-fulfilling-prophecy The expectation of receiving pain can lead to feeling pain, according to a new brain imaging study from the University of Colorado Boulder.Researchers… Thu, 22 Nov 2018 12:00:00 GMT /science/2018-11-22/study-says-pain-can-be-self-fulfilling-prophecy Stephanie Daniel