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Yale researchers have developed a new kind of brain-computer interface that lets humans play video games directly with their brains, with potential benefits far beyond making your controller obsolete. Learn how they did it — and why. @wutsaiyale.bsky.social

A brain-computer interface that works with, not against, the brain

Yale researchers have developed a new kind of brain-computer interface that lets humans play video games directly with their brains, with potential benefits far beyond making your controller obsolete.

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Complexity in the brain may begin with surprisingly simple patterns. In a new Yale study, physicist Christopher Lynn examined individual neurons and found that, despite their complexity, their behavior may follow simpler patterns than expected. Learn more: bit.ly/4dZvgeA

A digital illustration of a neural network, featuring an interconnected web of glowing neurons and synapses. The central neuron is prominent, with vibrant orange branches extending outward. Surrounding the neuron are translucent spheres connected by blue lines, representing a network.

Music may play a bigger role in how we connect than we realize. A Yale study finds that listening to simple chord progressions during personal interactions increases brain activity linked to social connection, suggesting music may help us better understand and bond with one another.

Striking a chord: How music primes our minds for connection

Listening to simple chord progressions during personal interactions boosts brain activity linked to social connection, a Yale study finds, offering new evidence that music may strengthen how we understand -- and bond with -- one another.

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Curiosity is leading researchers in surprising new directions. In the newest Insights & Outcomes column, #Yale scientists: ◾ Revisit a distant mass extinction to understand our world today ◾ Uncover hidden brain networks that shape behavior ◾ Test how “enhanced weathering” advances climate solutions

Brain circuits, bioturbation, and a new physics doc

Yale researchers study a mass extinction from the distant past, uncover hidden brain networks, and share expertise at an international meeting on enhanced weathering.

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