Forget the Pokédex, our brains contain a ‘rich cognitive map’ of Pokémon
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Depression has often been blamed on low levels of serotonin in the brain. That answer is insufficient, but alternatives are coming into view and changing our understanding of the disease.
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Neuralink is under federal investigation for potential animal-welfare violations amid internal staff complaints that its animal testing is being rushed, causing needless suffering and deaths
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Neurons in a dish learn to play Pong — what’s next?
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Under anesthesia, where do our minds go? To better understand our brains and design safer anesthesia, scientists are turning to EEG.
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How ‘The Dress’ sparked a neuroscience breakthrough
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Autistic people care too much, research says
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This animal’s behavior is mechanically programmed
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Predictive pattern classification can distinguish gender identity subtypes from behavior and brain imaging
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How our ancestors used to sleep can help the sleep-deprived today
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What if we could inoculate people against depression and trauma?
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Brain implant translates paralyzed man's thoughts into text with 94% accuracy
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Scientists used a tiny brain implant to help a blind teacher see letters again
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Could search engines be fostering some Dunning-Kruger?
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Scientists grew stem cell 'mini brains'. Then, the brains sort-of developed eyes
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UCSF researchers achieve the ability to interpret neurological signals into speech
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The agony and the ecstasy of deep brain stimulation surgery
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I know the secret to the quiet mind. I wish I’d never learned It.
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Can a $110 million helmet unlock the secrets of the mind?
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Robotic ‘Third Thumb’ use can alter brain representation of the hand
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To the brain, a tool is just a tool, not a hand extension
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"Using an implant, a paralyzed individual managed to type out roughly ninety characters per minute simply by imagining that he was writing those characters out by hand."
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Autism and the social mind
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Monkey Mindpong (Neuralink latest development)
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How is this horse feeling? New mobile brain wave reader could tell
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Pigs can play video games with their snouts, scientists find
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Experimental compound revives memory in Alzheimer’s disease mice
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The new neuroscience of stuttering
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Tiny high-tech probes reveal how information flows across the brain
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The ethical challenges of connecting our brains to computers
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The medications that change who we are
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New study links psychopathic tendencies to racial prejudice and right-wing authoritarianism
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Scientists grow bigger monkey brains using human genes, replicating evolution
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Can lab-grown brains become conscious?
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New stent-like electrode allows humans to operate computers with their thoughts
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Real-time tracking of serotonin, dopamine opens new window to the brain
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A doctor gave me an inept diagnosis for a neurological problem. I should know: I’m a neurologist
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The new neuroscience of stuttering
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Why do you feel lonely? Neuroscience is starting to find answers
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Why ‘one day at a time’ works for recovering alcoholics
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The mysterious case of man who can read letters—but not numbers—exposes roots of consciousness
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Karl Friston: Active inference and artificial curiosity
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Split brain does not lead to split consciousness
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Frames of consciousness - Can electrical impulses in the brain explain the stuff that dreams are made on?
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No, you don't have a "lizard brain": Why the Psychology 101 model of the brain is all wrong
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Blind people could 'see' letters that scientists drew on their brains with electricity: scientists stimulated the brain using electrodes implanted on its surface
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Coronavirus isolation affects your brain — a neuroscientist explains how, and what to do about it
Social media makes it possible for us socialise far and wide. Reach out to friends online, call your parents, and learn how to practice mindfulness or meditation. Head to the backyard for a dose...
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Social media makes it possible for us socialise far and wide. Reach out to friends online, call your parents, and learn how to practice mindfulness or meditation.
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Head to the backyard for a dose of nature, or if you're in an apartment with no nature to gaze at, be sure to get to a green space for your exercise.
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To help improve your sleep, try sticking to a routine and avoid screen time for at least an hour before bed. And lay off the alcohol – it reduces the quality of your sleep.
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Just 10 minutes of exercise may improve our attention for the following two to four hours, so if you're struggling to focus, get that blood pumping.
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Give your isolation brain a boost by laying off the high-sugar or high-fat treats. Have healthy snacks on hand instead, like fruit, vegetables and nuts.
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Scientists successfully created a cybernetic neural network
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Scientists monitored brains replaying memories in real time
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Why six hours of sleep is as bad as none at all
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