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Do we really use only 10% of our brains?
By Elana Spivack published
How much of the brain does each person use throughout their day?
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Strange, two-faced brain cells confirmed to exist, and they may play a role in schizophrenia
By Rebecca Sohn published
Researchers have confirmed the existence of an odd type of brain cell that other neuroscientists once thought might be only a technical quirk or error.
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Google's 'mind-reading' AI can tell what music you listened to based on your brain signals
By Carissa Wong published
Artificial intelligence can produce music that sounds similar to tunes people were listening to as they had their brains scanned, a collaborative study from Google and Osaka University shows.
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Spherical 'minibrains' to be grown on the International Space Station
By Nicoletta Lanese published
An upcoming resupply mission to the International Space Station will include stem cells destined to be grown into tiny, 3D models of the human brain.
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How do brain cells send messages?
By Holly Barker published
Brain cells, or neurons, have multiple means of communication, and their chatter may be influenced by the cells around them, research suggests.
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'Smoothness' in parts of brain's surface may boost risk of depression, study suggests
By Emily Cooke published
An analysis of more than 400 brain scans has revealed a potential new biomarker for depression.
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The brain-bending secret behind hundreds of optical illusions has finally been revealed
By Harry Baker published
"Simultaneous contrast illusions" rely on altering the backgrounds of images to change how we perceive the colors and brightness of objects within them. Now, a computer model may have revealed exactly how they fool us.
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Mysterious spiral signals in the human brain could be key to our cognition
By Ben Turner published
Scientists suggest strange swirls across the outer layer of the brain might be used to link different parts of it together and help process information faster.
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Elon Musk's Neuralink 'brain chips' cleared for 1st in-human trials
By Sarah Moore published
Brain implants developed by Elon Musk's company Neuralink have been approved for human testing. The safety of the devices previously came under scrutiny following reports of "botched surgeries" in animal test subjects.
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