Cognition Archives - Sapien Labs | Shaping the Future of Mind Health https://sapienlabs.org/lab-talk_categories/cognition/ Sat, 27 May 2023 11:45:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://sapienlabs.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cropped-logo-sticky-32x32.png Cognition Archives - Sapien Labs | Shaping the Future of Mind Health https://sapienlabs.org/lab-talk_categories/cognition/ 32 32 Glia As Key Players in Network Activity and Plasticity https://sapienlabs.org/glia-as-key-players-in-network-activity-and-plasticity/ https://sapienlabs.org/glia-as-key-players-in-network-activity-and-plasticity/#comments Wed, 13 Oct 2021 00:28:54 +0000 http://18.234.132.130/?p=10317 After decades of being ignored, the important role of glia in shaping network activity and behavior is redefining how we understand the brain. For decades...

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]]> https://sapienlabs.org/glia-as-key-players-in-network-activity-and-plasticity/feed/ 1 Perspectives on the Future of EEG from EEG2021 https://sapienlabs.org/perspectives-on-the-future-of-eeg-from-eeg2021/ https://sapienlabs.org/perspectives-on-the-future-of-eeg-from-eeg2021/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2021 01:02:05 +0000 http://18.234.132.130/?p=9385 Where is the future of EEG? The EEG 2021 Symposium held last week discussed various aspects of the field and where it is going.  Here are some highlights.

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]]> https://sapienlabs.org/perspectives-on-the-future-of-eeg-from-eeg2021/feed/ 1 Astrocytes Mediate Brain Lymphatic Function https://sapienlabs.org/astrocytes-mediate-brain-lymphatic-function/ https://sapienlabs.org/astrocytes-mediate-brain-lymphatic-function/#respond Tue, 01 Jun 2021 03:58:52 +0000 https://sapienlabs.co/?p=1718 The lymphatic system plays a key role in waste removal and immune function.  Until 2012 it was thought that not such waste removal system existed...

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]]> https://sapienlabs.org/astrocytes-mediate-brain-lymphatic-function/feed/ 0 Education and Travel in the EEG https://sapienlabs.org/education-and-travel-in-the-eeg/ https://sapienlabs.org/education-and-travel-in-the-eeg/#comments Tue, 25 May 2021 01:54:49 +0000 http://18.234.132.130/?p=7761 Education and travel both increase the scope for more complex, novel stimulus to the brain.  In turn the complexity of the brain EEG signal increases...

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]]> https://sapienlabs.org/education-and-travel-in-the-eeg/feed/ 5 EEG Complexity Increases in Lockstep with Stimulus Consumption https://sapienlabs.org/eeg-complexity-increases-in-lockstep-with-stimulus-consumption/ https://sapienlabs.org/eeg-complexity-increases-in-lockstep-with-stimulus-consumption/#respond Tue, 27 Apr 2021 04:04:49 +0000 http://18.234.132.130/?p=7677 More complex environments with expanded scope for stimulii to the brain have far reaching impact on various aspects of the brain.  Sapien Labs’ Human Brain...

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]]> https://sapienlabs.org/eeg-complexity-increases-in-lockstep-with-stimulus-consumption/feed/ 0 Implementations of the P300 BCI Speller https://sapienlabs.org/implementations-of-the-p300-bci-speller/ https://sapienlabs.org/implementations-of-the-p300-bci-speller/#respond Tue, 19 Jan 2021 00:42:07 +0000 http://18.234.132.130/?p=7319 The P300 speller is a common Brain Computer Interface (BCI) application. It has many variations designed to improve its accuracy and speed. This article outlines...

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]]> https://sapienlabs.org/implementations-of-the-p300-bci-speller/feed/ 0 Brain Computer Interface(BCI) with the P300 https://sapienlabs.org/brain-computer-interfacebci-with-the-p300/ https://sapienlabs.org/brain-computer-interfacebci-with-the-p300/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2020 03:06:00 +0000 http://18.234.132.130/?p=7280 The P300 Event Related Potential or ERP is an EEG feature commonly used in BCI applications.  It has some advantages but also some significant practical...

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]]> https://sapienlabs.org/brain-computer-interfacebci-with-the-p300/feed/ 1 Reading a Thought https://sapienlabs.org/reading-a-thought/ https://sapienlabs.org/reading-a-thought/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2020 03:45:33 +0000 http://18.234.132.130/?p=7024 There is a great deal of hype about neuroimaging technologies being able to read our thoughts. And yet, we don’t really know what a thought...

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]]> https://sapienlabs.org/reading-a-thought/feed/ 1 Monitor-and-Act Units as Elements of Intelligence https://sapienlabs.org/monitor-and-act-units-as-elements-of-intelligence/ https://sapienlabs.org/monitor-and-act-units-as-elements-of-intelligence/#respond Mon, 06 Jul 2020 19:39:17 +0000 http://18.234.132.130/?p=6622 Where is knowledge stored within the brain and living systems?  The concept of monitor-and-act units provides a framework for understanding this. In my last post...

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]]> https://sapienlabs.org/monitor-and-act-units-as-elements-of-intelligence/feed/ 0 Intraperson Variability in fMRI Challenges Years of Research https://sapienlabs.org/intraperson-variability-in-fmri-challenges-years-of-research/ https://sapienlabs.org/intraperson-variability-in-fmri-challenges-years-of-research/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2020 12:55:59 +0000 http://18.234.132.130/?p=6440 Large intraperson variability in fMRI results for the same task questions the interpretation of decades of research, and makes a stronger case for EEG research....

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