Technology and Brain Health

Technology Can Lead to Worsening Brain Function

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People are growing increasingly reliant on large language model (LLM) AI as a source of information, including summarizing available data, as a study aid, to help solve academic and social problems, to receive advice about medical conditions, coding, and for

Technology and Brain Health

Technology Can Lead to Worsening Brain Function

5 min read

People are growing increasingly reliant on large language model (LLM) AI as a source of information, including summarizing available data, as a study aid, to help solve academic and social problems, to receive advice about medical conditions, coding, and for

Technology and Brain Health

New Voltage Sensing Technology Images Brain Activity to Understand Disease

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At the core of neuronal communication lie action potentials, brief, rapid electrical impulses that travel down the axon to transmit information for brain function. Abnormalities in neuron firing are associated with brain disease, including Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, epilepsy, and schizophrenia. Historically,

Technology and Brain Health

A digitally supported multimodal lifestyle program to promote brain health among older adults (the LETHE randomized controlled feasibility trial): study design, progress, and first results | Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy

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Study design

LETHE (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05565170) is a two-year pilot RCT conducted at four European sites: Medical University of Vienna (Austria), Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (Finland), University of Perugia (Italy), and Karolinska Institutet (Sweden). At each site, eligible participants

Technology and Brain Health

Noninvasive brain technology allows control of robotic hands with thought

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Noninvasive brain tech is transforming how people interact with robotic devices. Instead of relying on muscle movement, this technology allows a person to control a robotic hand by simply thinking about

Technology and Brain Health

Virginia Tech researchers explore creatine therapy for brain health

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Creatine is popularly known as a muscle-building supplement, but its influence on human muscle function can be a matter of life or death.

Creatine is very crucial for energy-consuming cells in skeletal muscle throughout the body, but also in

Technology and Brain Health

Young Researchers Featured at Conference of Society for Digital Mental Health

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The fourth annual virtual conference of the Society for Digital Mental Health (SDMH), June 9-10, 2025, featured presentations and panel discussions on innovative online therapeutics, and on policy affecting their approval, access, and application.

Investigations by students and young researchers