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A Computer That Understands How You Feel

July 26, 2019

A new, brain-inspired computer system called EmoNet is shedding a surprising new light on how images impact emotions

First Complete Wiring Diagram of an Animal's Nervous System

July 8, 2019

Recent findings involving the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans mark a major milestone in the field of 'connectomics...

How You and Your Friends Can Play a Video Game Together Using Only Your Minds

July 2, 2019

A University of Washington team created a method that allows three people to work together to solve a problem using only thei...

Phantom Sensations: When the Sense of Touch Deceives

June 18, 2019

Study shows how healthy people can sometimes misattribute touch to the wrong side of their body, or even to a completely wron...

First Blood-Brain Barrier Chip Using Stem Cells Developed

June 12, 2019

"The study's findings create dramatic new possibilities for precision medicine," researcher says

Stopping Parkinson's Disease before It Starts

June 7, 2019

A novel gene therapy approach blocks the accumulation of α-synuclein in the brain, preventing the development of Parkin...

Research Sheds New Light on How Brain Stem Cells are Activated

June 6, 2019

The study shows promise for future neural stem cell therapies in replacing cells lost through disease or injury

How We Make Complex Decisions

May 17, 2019

Neuroscientists identify a brain circuit that helps break decisions down into smaller pieces

Scientists Locate Brain Area Where Value Decisions Are Made

May 14, 2019

Researchers have pinpointed the brain area responsible for value decisions that are made based on past experiences...

Magnets Can Help AI Get Closer to the Efficiency of the Human Brain

May 8, 2019

New brain-like networks could help robots approach human-like efficiency at object recognition tasks

New Insight into Proteins in the Brain That Detect Cannabis

May 1, 2019

Cannabinoid receptors (CB1Rs) are the proteins that detect the active components of marijuana

Cannabidiol Could Help Deliver Medications to the Brain

April 18, 2019

Cannabidiol has been shown to help slip medications across the blood-brain barrier and into mouse brains

Fish That Outlived Dinosaurs Reveals Secrets of Ancient Skull Evolution

April 18, 2019

The coelacanth is so rare it was thought to have gone extinct with dinosaurs more than 65 million years ago

Train Your Brain, Change Your Brain

April 15, 2019

Scientists developed a technique for brain training capable to induce changes of neural networks in less than one hour

Experimental PET Scan Detects Abnormal Tau Protein in Brains of Former NFL Players

April 12, 2019

Researchers found the more years of tackle football played, the higher the tau protein levels detected by the PET scan

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