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China Bets Big on Brain Research with Massive Cash Infusion and Openness to Monkey Studies
China Bets Big on Brain Research with Massive Cash Infusion and Openness to Monkey Studies
Ambitious $746 million program aims to complement big neuroscience projects in Europe and the United States.
More Than a Feeling: Why Our Emotions Are Crucial to the Way We Think
Emotions enhance our process of reasoning and aid decision-making, says the author and physicist Leonard Mlodinow
How the World's Biggest Brain Maps Could Transform Neuroscience
Scientists around the world are working together to catalogue and map cells in the brain. What have these huge projects revealed about how it works?
Mini Brains Grown in the Lab Sprout Primitive "eyes"
Researchers have grown mini brains with light-sensitive eye structures that could lead to breakthrough treatments for vision disorders.
Research Reveals Why Some Find the Sound of Others Eating So Irritating
Scans show some brains have a stronger link between the part that processes sound and that which controls the mouth and throat
Multimodal Neurons in Artificial Neural Networks
We've discovered neurons in CLIP that respond to the same concept whether presented literally, symbolically, or conceptually.
The Mysterious Case of Man Who Can Read Letters, but Not Numbers, exposes Roots of Consciousness
The Mysterious Case of Man Who Can Read Letters, but Not Numbers, exposes Roots of Consciousness
With a condition that's "too strange for words," patient can do mental math but cannot recognize numerals.
Why Your Brain is Not a Computer
The long read: For decades it has been the dominant metaphor in neuroscience. But could this idea have been leading us astray all along?
Serotonin and Dopamine Responsible for the Pros and Cons of MDMA
A study in mice suggests serotonin release underlies the drug's prosocial effects while dopamine mediates the rewarding properties that drive its potential for abuse.
The Human Brain Project Hasn't Lived Up to Its Promise
Ten years ago, a neuroscientist said that within a decade he could simulate a human brain. Spoiler: It didn't happen.