Think of something as simple as "smile" and the system would generate a matching headshot.

New system reads your brain waves, draws a picture of what you're thinking about

Hands-Free Painting

A new brain-computer interface system can generate an image of a face based just on someone's neural activity as they picture certain characteristics.

New System Reads Your Brain Waves, Draws a Picture of What You’re Thinking About

The brain-computer interface was able to generate faces as people pictured them.

"The results of our study opens up a new way of looking at the evolution of awareness and its neurobiological constraints."

Scientists claim to have proved that crows have conscious experiences

"Bird-Brained" Is Good Now

Neuroscientists found that crows have conscious and subjective experiences, challenging assumptions about animal intelligence and human superiority.

Scientists Claim to Have Proved That Crows Have Conscious Experiences

Crows seem to have subjective experiences, just like us.

Research links blackout drinking to doubled dementia risk

Sloshing Around

A massive study on alcohol consumption found that those who drank to the point of passing out developed dementia at over twice the normal rate.

Research Links Blackout Drinking to Doubled Dementia Risk

More on alcohol: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/study-how-drinking-affects-health-master-class-science">This Study To Assess How Drinking Affects our Health Is a Master Class in How to Do Science Poorly</a>

Neuroscience/Brain Science

Drinking to the point of losing consciousness could have long-term health implications.

Colleges are mailing brains to students to dissect at home

Brain Freeze

Colleges that pivoted to online education still need to find out how to do science labwork — some are mailing animal parts to students to dissect at home.

Colleges Are Mailing Brains to Students to Dissect at Home

"I would have never expected them to ship us, through the mail, real animal parts."

But the changes don't seem to be permanent.

According to scans, astronaut brains "reorganize" during space travel

Free-Floating

A study involving hundreds of Russian cosmonaut brain scans reveal how the brain temporariy changes after months in orbit.

According to Scans, Astronaut Brains “Reorganize” During Space Travel

READ MORE: <a href="https://phys.org/news/2020-09-mri-scans-brain-space-flights.html">MRI scans show brain reorganization during long space flights, but no neurodegeneration</a> [Phys.org]

More on space medicine: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/space-travel-astronauts-brains-expand">New Research: Space Travel Causes Astronauts&#8217; Brains to Expand</a>

Their brains essentially floated to different parts of the skull.

Musk says Neuralink will revolutionize medicine, but there's not much in the way of proof.

Neuralink's demo didn't impress experts

Whiff

On Friday, Elon Musk held a prototype product demo for Neuralink. But experts in the crowd remain unimpressed by his bold, unsubstantiated claims

Neuralink’s Demo Didn’t Impress Experts

The Neuralink demonstration was all flash with no substance, they say.

What that means, of course, is up to interpretation.

Elon Musk says he'll show off functional Neuralink device this week

Brain Man

Elon Musk just cranked expectations for his brain interface startup even higher, tweeting plans to show off a "working Neuralink device" this Friday.

Elon Musk Says He’ll Show Off Functional Neuralink Device This Week

Stop the presses — Elon Musk just announced plans to show off a "working Neuralink device" on Friday.

Elon Musk is planning to show off Neuralink progress this week

Big Brain Time

This week, Elon Musk plans to show off progress by Neuralink, his startup that's working on an interface between human brains and computers.

Elon Musk Is Planning to Show Off Neuralink Progress This Week

“Will show neurons firing in real-time on August 28th. The matrix in the matrix.”

"We got the idea for this project because we were trying to interface rigid, inorganic microelectrodes with the brain, but brains are made out of organic, salty, live materials."

Doctors want to put chips in your body to monitor tumors

Insider Perspective

A team of scientists thinks it's cracked the code for developing electronics that can be embedded in someone's body without causing scarring along the way.

Doctors Want to Put Chips In Your Body to Monitor Tumors

READ MORE: ‘<a href="https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/newsreleases/2020/august/cyborg-technology-could-enable-new-diagnostics-merger-of-humans-and-ai.html">Cyborg’ technology could enable new diagnostics, merger of humans and AI</a> [American Chemical Society]

More on soft implants: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/neural-jelly-drill-brain">New Jelly-Like Neural Implant Eliminates the Need to Drill Through the Brain</a>

Devices

They're trying to make them less harmful to the body.

"We can't not make discoveries because they might be misused."

Scientists studying sex differences in the brain fear their work will be misrepresented

Treading Lightly

A team of scientists studying how sex chromosomes are linked to differences in the brain has to tread lightly, lest their work be misrepresented.

Scientists Studying Sex Differences in the Brain Fear Their Work Will Be Misrepresented

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/a-study-finds-sex-differences-in-the-brain-does-it-matter/">A Study Finds Sex Differences in the Brain. Does It Matter?</a> [Wired]

More on neuroscience: <a href="https://futurism.com/women-science-gender-gap">Men And Women Equally Good At Science, But Men Think They’re Better</a>

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