Neuroscience
See the Brain Like Never Before in This Gorgeous Art
The complexity of the brain comes to life in the annual Art of Neuroscience competition
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Newfound Hybrid Brain Cells Send Signals like Neurons Do
Some astrocytes, thought to play only a supportive role in the brain, can communicate with neurons
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The Brain Isn’t as Adaptable as Some Neuroscientists Claim
The idea of treating neurological disorders by marshaling vast unused neural reserves is more wishful thinking than reality
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The Pandemic Disrupted Adolescent Brain Development
Early research presented at the leading brain conference suggests that the pandemic changed the brains of teenagers
Medicine
Funding for Research on Psychedelics Is on the Rise, Along with Scientists' Hopes for Using Them
As interest and support for psychedelic research grows, scientists share their hopes for the future.
Neuroscience
This Is The Largest Map of The Human Brain Ever Made
Researchers catalogue more than 3,000 different types of cell in our most complex organ
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Your Brain Finds It Easy to Size Up Four Objects But Not Five—Here’s Why
Neuron activity shows that the brain uses different systems for counting up to four, and for five or more
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Autism, Human Connection and the ‘Double Empathy’ Problem
Despite stereotypes, many autistic people yearn for meaningful relationships, but they are daunted by neurotypicals’ assumptions about them
Diet
Period Food Cravings Are Real. A New Brain Finding Could Explain Why They Happen
A new study suggests that changes in the brain's sensitivity to insulin during phases of the menstrual cycle may be linked to appetite
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Forgotten Memories May Remain Intact in the Brain
Everyday lapses in memory can be a part of learning
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Neuropeptide Y May Have Made Humans Smart and Overindulgent
A brain chemical may play a role in the development of our complex brain, as well as our inclination toward obesity and addiction
Consciousness
If AI Becomes Conscious, Here’s How We Can Tell
A checklist derived from six neuroscience-based theories of consciousness could help assess whether an artificial intelligence system achieves this state
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Brain-Reading Devices Allow Paralyzed People to Talk Using Their Thoughts
Two studies report considerable improvements in technologies designed to help people with facial paralysis to communicate
Neuroscience
Scientists Tried to Re-create an Entire Human Brain in a Computer. What Happened?
The Human Brain Project wraps up in September after a decade. It had notable achievements and a troubled past
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Worm Brains, Decoded like Never Before, Could Shed Light on Our Own Mind
One of the most in-depth catalogs of an animal’s brain-body connections ever compiled ties neural activity to roundworm behavior
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New Neurotechnology Is Blurring the Lines around Mental Privacy—But Are New Human Rights the Answer?
Ethical and social implications of brain science and neural engineering raise many questions
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Neuroscientists Re-create Pink Floyd Song from Listeners’ Brain Activity
Artificial intelligence has turned the brain’s electrical signals into somewhat garbled classic rock
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See an Amazingly Detailed Map of the Fruit Fly Brain
A dazzling new map lights up the fruit fly brain
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How the Brain Creates Your Physical Sense of Self
New insight comes from zapping a region, known as the anterior precuneus, that causes people to feel dissociated from their body
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How Smart Were Dinosaurs? New Studies Fuel the Debate
Discussions of dinosaur brainpower spark larger questions around the nature of intelligence
