Can sea slugs help make AI smarter?

With a cue from sea slugs, researchers have taken a step towards making AI more reliable for use in surgical robots, self-driving cars, and more.

Kayla Wiles-Purdue • futurity
Sept. 15, 2021 ~7 min

Personal maps may improve deep-brain stim results

Deep-brain stimulation works for some people with diseases like Parkinson's, but not all. New research uncovers why that is and how to fix it.

Tamara Bhandari-Washington University • futurity
Dec. 13, 2019 ~8 min


Small zap to brain eases chronic back pain

"If brain stimulation can help people with chronic pain, it would be a cheap, non-invasive therapy that could reduce the burden of opioids..."

Mark Derewicz-UNC • futurity
Nov. 9, 2018 ~6 min

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