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Two key brain systems are central to psychosis

Inside the brains of people with psychosis, two key systems are malfunctioning: a “filter” that directs attention toward important external…

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Are lab-grown brain tissues ethical? There is no no-brainer answer

Brain organoids, though often referred to as “mini brains,” are not truly human brains. But the concerns over these lab-grown…

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New imaging method illuminates oxygen’s journey in the brain

The human brain consumes vast amounts of energy, which is almost exclusively generated from a form of metabolism that requires…

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Reverse effects of trauma? Older brain cells linger unexpectedly before their death

For oligodendrocytes — the central nervous system cells critical for brain function — age may not bring wisdom, but it…

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Study finds high prevalence of hidden brain changes in people with heart disease

A new analysis involving over 13,000 people has found changes to blood vessels in the brain that can increase the…

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Researchers describe tools to better understand CaMKII, a protein involved in brain and heart disease

The health impacts of a complex protein that plays a major role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease and heart…

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Why giving AI a robot body could make its ‘brain’ more human-like

Nvidia’s founder and CEO Jensen Huang speaks during the annual Nvidia GPU Technology Conference JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images Humanoid…

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Research offers hope for preventing post-COVID ‘brain fog’ by targeting brain’s blood vessels

Among the many confounding symptoms in patients recovering from a COVID-19 infection are memory loss and difficulty learning. Yet little…

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Neuralink shows first human patient using brain implant to play online chess

The first human patient to reportedly receive Neuralink’s wireless brain-computer interface (BCI) implant appeared to demonstrate the device’s early capabilities…

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Neuralink: Has Elon Musk made a breakthrough in brain implant technology?

Noland Arbaugh can play chess using his Neuralink implant Neuralink Neuralink, the brain-computer interface company founded by Elon Musk, has…

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