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Scientists Inject Human Brain Cells Into Mice, Make Them Smarter

And you thought it was all about the neurons. In an experiment that might seem like something only a mad scientist would conjure, researchers injected human brain cells... more

Written By: | Posted: 03/28/13

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Brain Scans Can Now Tell Who You’re Thinking About

Beware stalkers, these neuroscientists can tell who you’re thinking of. Or, at least, the kind of personality he or she might have. As a social species humans are... more

Written By: | Posted: 03/23/13

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“H.M.” – The Man Who Had Part Of His Brain Removed And Changed Neuroscience Forever

In the pages of my graduate school neuroscience textbook he was known only as H.M., the mysterious man (we inexplicably assumed) whose misfortune led to a breakthrough in... more

Written By: | Posted: 03/20/13

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New Glasses Help Colorblind To See Normally

With a new pair of stylish shades, people with colorblindness are beginning to see the world just as the rest of us do. The corrective glasses were actually created as... more

Written By: | Posted: 03/14/13

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Brains of Two Rats “Linked” Half Way Across The World

Now neuroscientists are practicing telepathy. In a recent study, the brain signals of a rat performing a task in Brazil were transmitted to another rat in North Carolina to... more

Written By: | Posted: 03/11/13

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Leading Neuroscientist Says Kurzweil Singularity Prediction A “Bunch Of Hot Air”

Neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis, seen here on the Daily Show, rejects predictions of a technological Singularity. Duke neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis made it clear at this... more

Written By: | Posted: 03/10/13

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Quest to Model the Human Brain Nets a Billion Euros

Is a billion euros enough to understand the human brain? The Human Brain Project thinks it’s a good start, and evidently the European Commission agrees. On January 28,... more

Written By: | Posted: 02/26/13

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Deep Brain Stimulation Used To Treat Early Stage Parkinson’s Disease

A device that delivers electrical shocks directly into the brain has been shown to alleviate symptoms in people with early stage Parkinson’s disease better than the best... more

Written By: | Posted: 02/23/13

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