Excited to share our latest work from @SolteszLab@VivekBuchMD co-led with @QuynhA_Nguyen, now online @NatureMedicine. We identify the fasciola cinereum as a novel seizure focus and interventional target in mice and patients. @StanfordNsurg. (1/7) https://t.co/sYYPJwb6lz
Time for a new 6-month update from CEO @BobMumgaard about what we’re up to at Commonwealth Fusion Systems:
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⚡️ See the site in Chesterfield County, Virginia, for our first ARC fusion power plant
️⚡️ Hear how Google has agreed to purchase 200 megawatts of power — half of ARC's output — starting in the early 2030s
️⚡️ See new SPARC tokamak parts due soon, including its vacuum vessel and first magnets
️⚡️ Learn about the supply chain we’re building that helps SPARC and also the broader fusion industry
Bob Mumgaard: “When we founded the company, we had a roadmap: Start with magnets, then build a factory to make more magnets for SPARC, build and operate SPARC, go build ARC, build more ARCs. We’re still on that same roadmap, and it’s all coming together."
#FusionEnergy #Science
A new treatment for #stroke survivors is now available at @PennMedicine. Today @iahncajigas and Liming Qiu, MD implanted the first paired vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) device in a patient. Paired with physical therapy, VNS can help stroke survivors regain motor function.
Why is backpropagation biologically implausible? And what might the brain do instead? 🧠
In the newest video we explore Predictive Coding – a biologically-inspired learning algorithm and derive it from scratch
This was one of my favorite videos to make so far :)
https://t.co/UJwO1iXidN
"Everything is about to change in Tokamak Hall."
This month, we brought a key component of our prototype fusion machine, SPARC, into its final home inside the SPARC facility in Devens, MA. It's the cryostat base — the foundation of SPARC and a major milestone in its buildout.
Along with its job to support SPARC’s mass, the 75-ton base acts as a conduit for fundamental systems like cryogenics and fuel lines that connect to the machine. It's also a vital boundary protecting the magnets inside SPARC from the outside environment so they function at full strength.
SPARC’s cryostat is designed to be so well sealed that only a cubic centimeter of gas could leak over 30 years.
Learn more and watch the full video on our blog: https://t.co/TLRX0juw7O
#PowerMoves #SPARC #FusionEnergy
Game on! @NatureMedicine outlines a #brain–computer interface enabling continuous, high-performance control of fingers, allowing a #paralysis patient pilot a virtual quadcopter. It could address patient needs for peer support, entertainment, and more: https://t.co/IkxdKiombl #BCI
Really appreciate the concise and thoughtful article covering our publication by @MiryamNaddaf at @Nature, also includes insightful remarks by Jon Downey
A superfun collaboration with @matthew_willsey , Donald Avansino, and others .. Big thanks to our inspirational participant T5, who always wanted to fly drones.
A BCI controlling virtual fingers is used to fly a high-performance virtual quadcopter. BCIs could allow people with paralysis to eventually play multiplayer video games with gamers who use video game controllers. @StanfordNsurg@umichneuro@UMBME
https://t.co/mn7z7G3KZk
We’re setting the pace for the energy transition with SPARC, the machine we’re building now to produce net energy from fusion.
Learn more about how we’re doing it in this article from @TheEconomist, which dives into the acceleration of the fusion industry around the world.
The full story here: https://t.co/zpNztl806L
#FusionEnergy
This technique includes a trajectory that crosses the massa intermedia to sample bilateral MD thalamic nuclei with one electrode. We also show a posterior-anterior trajectory down the long axis of the thalamus that can record from the PLV, MD, and ANT nuclei with a single electrode! (2/3)
Thalamic sEEG is important to identify personalized seizure networks and tailor treatment, but how do you target it? In 34 patients with @VivekBuchMD we demonstrate an orthogonal trans-Sylvian technique. https://t.co/YgNE2tzZKb
@stanfordnsurg@theJNS@matthew_willsey. (1/3)
Thrilled to announce the launch of the Kumar Lab website at @UTAustin @DellMedSchool 🤘! Explore our work in pediatric neurosurgery, cellular therapeutics, and opportunities to join our efforts advancing care for pediatric brain tumors. https://t.co/yZdpYb9pcF