Brain charts for the human lifespan
A new interactive open-source software tool for charting human brain growth trends and milestones from <0 to 100 years The project led by Richard Bethlehem, Research Associate at the Autism Research Centre and the Brain Mapping Unit, has developed an interactive open-source software tool for normative and clinical brain reference chart visualisation and estimation. […]
Robot gaze behaviour affects honesty in human-robot interaction
As the use of humanoid robots proliferates, an increasing amount of people may find themselves face-to-“face” with a robot in everyday life. Although there is a plethora of information available on facial social cues and how we interpret them in the field of human-human social interaction, we cannot assume that these findings flawlessly transfer […]
Psychedelic drugs: how the brains of informed users are different
There is a new generation of drug users out there who possess highly detailed pharmacological and technical knowledge about the drugs they take “Psychonauts” (meaning “navigator of the soul”) are enthusiastic and deliberate experimenters of hallucinogens, including psychedelic drugs, both synthetic and natural, for self-exploration, spiritual attainment or inducing an altered state of consciousness. […]