Category: Neurotechnology

Affective Neuroscience, Blog, Brain research, Cognitive Neuroscience, Cognitive Psychology, Consumer Behavior, EEG research, Emotional Brain, Neurotechnology, Scientific Research, Uncategorized

What Can (and Can’t) the Brain Tell Us About Our Digital Emotions?

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In recent years, brain-based metrics have become increasingly popular across digital health, marketing, and immersive technologies. Neuro and biometric thecniques such EEG, GSR, eye tracking and facial coding are no longer confined to labs—they’re now being used to test everything from meditation apps to virtual retail experiences. But amidst this neuro-data boom, one fundamental question still lacks a clear answer:

How far can neurophysiological data truly go in helping us understand emotions—especially in digital environments?

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Affective Neuroscience, Blog, Brain research, Cognitive Neuroscience, Cognitive Psychology, EEG research, Emotional development, Infants cognitive development, Infants research, Neurotechnology, Uncategorized

Unveiling the Marvels of Infant Social and Cognitive Development: A Day in the Babylab

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Welcome to the fascinating world of infant social and cognitive development, where the boundless curiosity and innate potential of our youngest explorers come to life. If you feel curiosity, join us on a captivating journey as we delve into the depths of the babylab, where groundbreaking research led by Dr. Cristina Ioana Galusca at University of Grenoble-Alpes, uncovers the intricacies of these budding minds.

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Affective Neuroscience, Blog, Brain Computer Interfaces, Brain research, Cognitive Neuroscience, EEG research, Mind-Reading, Neurotechnology, Scientific Research

Mind-Reading Technologies: Navigating Certainties, Uncertainties, and Future Prospects

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Advancements in mind-reading technologies have been rapidly progressing across various fields of research. Presently, these technologies have the capability to accurately capture, analyze, and interpret neural signals in real-time. This post will delve into the mechanisms utilized by current brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) to decipher thoughts, while summarizing the latest scientific advances, the potential applications and some ethical uncertainties emerging from these neurotechnologies.

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Blog, Brain research, EEG research, Neurotechnology, virtual reality

The human brain in a virtual environment: what can we expect?

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Virtual reality has been a part of our culture for decades. This technology began in the late 1950s, with a first device called “Sensorama” that consisted of a booth with a swivel chair that projected stereoscopic images. Today, Virtual Reality has been massively developed as a promising technology increasingly present in our lives. But, how does the use of this technology influence the way the brain perceives information? Based on the latest neuroscientific research, this article addresses the key changes our brain implements to learn and handle information virtual environments.

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Blog, Brain research, Cognitive Neuroscience, EEG research, Neurostimulation, Neurotechnology

Neurotechnology: where we are and where we are going?

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Today,  advance “brain-reading” technology makes increasingly possible to access an individual’s mental activiy. Although it may sound a bit scary, the reality is that scientists from different  fields are already working with sophisticated technologies to “decipher” the bases human thoughts in real-time. Control a computer, move an artificial arm, or obtain knowledge of individuals´ mood and thoughts are just few examples of the advances of neurotechnology. Very recently last summer, Tesla founder Elon Musk, presented to the big public an implantable brain device capable of reading users’ minds. 

One interesting question is why “mind-reading” technology could be necessary for our lives? Leaving aside ethical issues, should we worry if modern neurotechnology can figure out what we are thinking? Continue reading “Neurotechnology: where we are and where we are going?” →

Affective Neuroscience, Blog, Brain research, Cognitive Neuroscience, EEG research, Emotional Brain, Emotional development, Infants research, Neurotechnology

Exploring the brain correlates of emotions in babies

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One of the most interesting topics in the field of emotional development research relates to infants´ capacity to express and experience different emotional states. A general question refers to when emotions first emerge in humans life.  Approach and withdrawal are two important concepts in the definition of human´s emotions. Both constructs have not typically been viewed as features of infant emotional behavior until late in the first year. However, when looking directly into infants´ brain, researchers have found a different story suggesting that infants experience positive and negative emotions from birth but in a very basic way and not as adults do.

Infants´ emotions are not equivalent to adults emotions

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