Researchers aim within five years to restore natural arm and leg movements to people who are completely paralysed, using the power of neurotechnology. Brown University neuroscientist John Donoghue discussed the fast-growing field of neuroprosthetics at a press briefing at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
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Science editor Dick Ahlstrom writes about Brown University neuroscientist John Donoghue’s presentation at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in San Francisco. Donoghue explained how brain-computer interfaces are propelling these major leaps in rehabilitative medicine.
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The Narragansett Indian tribe is turning to Congressman Patrick Kennedy as its best hope in its effort to repeal a federal law keeping the Narragansetts out of a gambling market that's brought riches to tribes just across the Connecticut border and beyond. Professor of political science Darrell West comments on what’s behind the alliance.
www.capecodonline.com/cctimes/kennedykey18.htm

“Music training can really boost the development of cognitive and academic capabilities,” said Martin F. Gardiner, visiting research associate at Brown’s Center for Study of Human Development, in this article about trends in early childhood music programming.
www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/02/18/kiddies_on_the_keys/

Brown geologist Peter Schultz’s research is highlighted as an answer to a reader’s question, “Is the moon volcanically active?”
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This article cites a recent study from Harvard University's Graduate School of Education listing Brown among the best workplaces nationwide for junior faculty – in part because of what it describes as its “exemplary” tenure process.
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Nobel Prize winner Bert Sakmann mentions his colleague, Brown Assistant Professor of Neuroscience Mayank Mehta, while discussing his latest brain research with the Financial Express of India.
www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=155304