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The Tools That Let Neuroscientists Study (and Even Repair) Brain Circuits
How neuroscientists are taking a look at neural circuits through technological innovations.
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Teasing Out the Mysteries of the Brain to Enhance Artificial Intelligence
The MICrONS project takes a cue from the brain’s information processing powers to improve artificial intelligence.
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To Understand the Brain, You Have to Do the Math
Computational neuroscientists use mathematical models to unravel the brain’s secrets.
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Mapping the Human Connectome
Creating a map of the most complicated terrain in the universe requires a host of special technologies.
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Brain-Machine Interfaces: Converting Thoughts Into Action
Far from science fiction, brain-machine interfaces present a glimpse of the future of technologies powered by thought.
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The American Crowbar Case: How a Metal Rod Shaped Modern Neuroscience
It only took one man and one iron rod to set into motion a series of events that undeniably offer us a deeper glimpse into the workings of our brain.
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What Happens While You Sleep?
This video explains what neuroscience has uncovered about what happens while we sleep.
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What Are Optogenetics?
Optogenetics let scientists literally control the brain, by controlling the signaling of individual neurons.
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Lighting Up The Brain With Optogenetics
One of the least complicated creatures on earth taught us all about the most complicated object in the universe – the human brain.
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Roundup: Technology and the Brain
Imaging technology lets us take a look inside our heads — and produces some amazing pictures
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Goodbye Roger
Today the world learned that neuroscientist Roger Y. Tsien passed away on August 24, 2016. His life’s work transformed cellular neuroscience.
Olympic Gold for Brainwave Performance
Whether or not a competitor stands on the podium wearing an Olympic metal can depend on a thousandth of a second difference in finishing time.
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