Scientists achieved “a milestone” by charting the activity and structure of 200,000 cells in a mouse brain and their 523 million connections.
Tag: Brain
Ideology May Not Be What You Think but How You’re Wired
In her new book, “The Ideological Brain,” the neuroscientist Leor Zmigrod outlines what makes some people prone to rigid thinking.
Works of Art
Creating rules around the content we consume can help calm our overtaxed brains and manage our moods.
Biden Officials Say the Truth About Havana Syndrome Is Still Unknown
The White House contradicts a new intelligence assessment on the mysterious ailments that diplomats and spies have reported for years.
A Blood Test Accurately Diagnosed Alzheimer’s 90% of the Time, Study Finds
It was much more accurate than primary care doctors using cognitive tests and CT scans. The findings could speed the quest for an affordable and accessible way to diagnose patients with memory problems.
Colorado Bill Aims to Protect Consumer Brain Data
In a first, the legislation extends privacy rights to the neural data increasingly coveted by technology companies.
Powerful Psychedelic Drug Gains New Notice as an Opioid Addiction Therapy
New research is stirring interest in ibogaine, which appears to help ease the agony of detox and prevent relapse. Used in other countries, it remains illegal in the U.S.
Powerful Psychedelic Drug Gains New Notice as an Opioid Addiction Therapy
New research is stirring interest in ibogaine, which appears to help ease the agony of detox and prevent relapse. Used in other countries, it remains illegal in the U.S.
Robert Sapolsky Doesn’t Believe in Free Will. (But Feel Free to Disagree.)
Shedding the concept “completely strikes at our sense of identity and autonomy,” the Stanford biologist and neurologist argues. It might also be liberating.
How to Tell if Your A.I. is Conscious
In a new report, scientists offer a list of measurable qualities that might indicate the presence of some presence in a machine.