Helmet-shaped brain scanner allows wearers to move around

Scientists hope it will help children with neurological and mental disorders and reveal how brains handle social situationsThe world ’s first brain scanner that can be worn as people move around has been invented, by a team who hope the contraption can help children with neurological and mental disorders and reveal how the brain handles social situations.The new scalp caps – made on 3D printers – fit closely to the head, so can record the electromagnetic field produced by electrical currents between brain cells in much finer detail than previously.Continue reading...
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