Do you see images in your mind? Do you have an inner monologue? Do you have memories you swear are real? Our minds have ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have created the first detailed map showing how genetic activity is controlled in ...

One of the two participants wrote words up to a speed similar to an able-bodied person texting on a smartphone ...

In the iconic Star Wars series, captain Han Solo and humanoid droid C-3PO boast drastically contrasting personalities. Driven by emotions and swashbuckling confidence, Han Solo often ignores C-3PO's ...

Around 200 million animals are used in lab research around the world each year. Organoids may one day replace them.

It’s true that the brain slows down as we age, but that’s normal—and all of us can practice some simple strategies to ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A biocomputer powered by lab-grown human brain cells has leveled ...

In 2022, Australian biotech startup Cortical Labs made a big splash after announcing that it had taught “mini-brains” consisting of 800,000 to one million living human brain cells in a petri dish how ...

Neuron-powered computer chips can now be easily programmed to play a first-person shooter game, bringing biological computers a step closer to useful applications ...

Tracy Larson, University of Virginia assistant professor of biology: We can find cases where animals just do things better than we do. In the case of birds, they show this extreme ability to ...

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