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Understanding the brain through growing brain organoids
Posted in Science on 1st Mar, 2015
by Alex Muller
A new method for growing human brain cells could unlock the mysteries of dementia, mental illness, and other neurological disorders.
'Big Brain' Gene Found in Humans, Not Chimps
Posted in Science on 28th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller
A single gene may have paved the way for the rise of human intelligence by dramatically increasing the number of brain cells found in a key brain region.
Brain-controlled drone shown off in Lisbon
Posted in Hardware on 26th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller
Technology that allows a drone to be piloted from the ground using only a person's brainwaves has been demonstrated in Portugal.
Growing New Neurons May Help Us Adapt Better
Posted in Medicine on 25th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller
The discovery that the human brain continues to produce new neurons in adulthood challenges a major dogma in the field of neuroscience.
Will 2015 be the year our smartphones link up to our brains?
Posted in Science on 25th Feb, 2015
by Alex Muller
A company called Thync thinks so.