Woman in ‘locked in’ syndrome for 9 years after tummy bug
Rosemary Baker from Southampton is believed to be in a semi-comatose state and suffering from locked-in syndrome. Husband Philip now grieves for the life he hoped they would share (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 20, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
It sounds like music to my ... brain!
(D'Or Institute for Research and Education) It may sound like sci-fi, but mind reading equipment are much closer to become a reality than most people can imagine. Researchers used a magnetic resonance machine to read participants' minds and find out what song they were listening to. The study contributes to improve the technique and pave the way to new research on reconstruction of auditory imagination, inner speech and to enhance brain-computer interfaces for communication with locked-in syndrome patients. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 2, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
From the Rescuer to the Aggressor – understanding the 10 types of human
Why do some people chase noble dreams while others torture to stay sane? Barrister Dexter Dias ’s new book draws on ‘moral cognition’ to explain FGM, the crimes of child soldiers – and why we happily pay to punish a cheatWhy do human beings hurt other human beings? That, says the barrister and sometime judge,Dexter Dias QC, is the most fundamental question in his book Ten Types of Human. In it, we meet sex traffickers, the sex-trafficked, a woman whose career was very nearly ended when she blew the whistle in Bosnia, a man whose life very nearly was, when he tried to stage a rescue. We go from thepost-earthquake sh...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 19, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Zoe Williams Tags: Evolution Biology UK criminal justice Science Law Source Type: news
Scientists can read minds to communicate with paralyzed patients
The NIRS/EEG brain-computer interface system is worn by a model in Switzerland. [Photo courtesy Laurent Bouvier/Wyss Centre/Handout]An international research team has developed a way to read brain chemistry to enable communication in patients who are paralyzed and unable to talk. The brain-computer interface (BCI) reads the blood oxygen levels in the brain and deciphers the thoughts of the paralyzed patient.
The system was tested with four patients with complete locked-in syndrome who couldn’t even move their eyes to communicate and had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
ALS is a neurodegenerative disease affecting ner...
Source: Mass Device - February 9, 2017 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Danielle Kirsh Tags: Neurological ALS brain-computer interface Source Type: news
Brain Computer Interface Allows Completely Locked-In People to Communicate
Brain computer interface that deciphers thoughts of people unable to communicate could revolutionize lives of those with completely locked-in syndrome (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - February 4, 2017 Category: Disability Tags: Computer Devices and Software Source Type: news
Lab notes: all mouth (but no anus) - a gobby week for science
It looks like a hell-beast from the depth of Lovecraft ’s imagination, but this creature with itshuge mouth and no anus this could be our earliest known ancestor. Thought to have lived 540 million years ago, the discovery ofSaccorhytus coronarious fossils sheds light on the early stages of evolution. And if you need more nighttime fear-fuel, how about contemplatingwhat makes a frog ’s tongue a near inescapable trap. Apparently frog saliva has special properties: it switches between being thin and watery as the whip-like tongue hits its target, to thick and sticky as the insect is reeled in. Yum. But if understanding fr...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 3, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Tash Reith-Banks Tags: Science Source Type: news
Brain-Computer Interface Allows Completely Locked-in People to Communicate
A brain-computer interface that can decipher the thoughts of people who are unable to communicate could revolutionize the lives of those living with complete locked-in syndrome according to a new paper published in PLOS Biology. Counter to expectations, the participants in the study reported being "happy" despite their condition. (Source: eHealth News EU)
Source: eHealth News EU - February 3, 2017 Category: Information Technology Tags: Featured Research Research and Development Source Type: news
'Breakthrough in communication for patients with severe MND', study claims
Conclusion
It's hard to imagine the situation of being alert, aware of what's happening around you, but unable to move, respond or communicate with the outside world.
So it is comforting, then, to hear that people with complete locked-in syndrome may be able to communicate – and may be relatively content with their situation.
However, it's important to remember the limitations of this study.
It's very small. Only four people took part, and full results are available for only three of them.
The results may only apply to people with this very specific type of neurodegenerative disease, not to people with other types of pa...
Source: NHS News Feed - February 1, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology Source Type: news
'Computer helps patients with severe MND communicate'
Conclusion
It's hard to imagine the situation of being alert, aware of what's happening around you, but unable to move, respond or communicate with the outside world.
So it is comforting, then, to hear that people with complete locked-in syndrome may be able to communicate – and may be relatively content with their situation.
However, it's important to remember the limitations of this study.
It's very small. Only four people took part, and full results are available for only three of them.
The results may only apply to people with this very specific type of neurodegenerative disease, not to people with other types of pa...
Source: NHS News Feed - February 1, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology Source Type: news
Groundbreaking system allows locked-in syndrome patients to communicate
Using a device which detects patterns in brain activity, patients paralysed by ALS can answer ‘yes’ or ‘no’ – and tell doctors they are ‘happy’ with lifeDoctors have used a brain-reading device to hold simple conversations with“locked-in” patients in work that promises to transform the lives of people who are too disabled to communicate.The groundbreaking technology allows the paralysed patients – who have not been able to speak for years – to answer “yes” or “no” to questions by detecting telltale patterns in their brain activity.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 1, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Science editor Tags: Neuroscience Medical research Disability Source Type: news
Device could help people with 'locked-in' syndrome
To help people with locked-in syndrome to communicate, researchers at the Wyss Centre for Bio and Neuroengineering in Geneva created a new brain-computer interface. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 31, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Brain-computer interface allows completely locked-in people to communicate
A computer interface that can decipher the thoughts of people who are unable to communicate could revolutionize the lives of those living with completely locked-in syndrome, according to a new article. Counter to expectations, the participants in the study reported being " happy, " despite their extreme condition. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - January 31, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
Brain-computer interface allows completely locked-in people to communicate
(PLOS) A brain-computer interface that can decipher the thoughts of people who are unable to communicate could revolutionize the lives of those living with completely locked-in syndrome, according to a new paper publishing Jan. 31, 2017, in PLOS Biology. Counter to expectations, the participants in the study reported being 'happy', despite their extreme condition. The research was conducted by a multinational team, led by Professor Niels Birbaumer, at the Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering in Geneva, Switzerland. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - January 31, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Hope for Patients With Locked-In Syndrome Hope for Patients With Locked-In Syndrome
Dr Laurie Barclay details findings of a case report that may have applicability in other neurodegenerative conditions.Medscape Neurology (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - December 20, 2016 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Viewpoint Source Type: news
Choosing Hospital Over Heaven: A Life Worth Living
(MedPage Today) -- Is death better than locked-in syndrome? (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - May 1, 2016 Category: American Health Source Type: news
