In 2024, Elon Musk’s Neuralink put its first brain implant into a human amid doubt from scientists and allegations of …
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Science & Tech
AI Chip Implants Restore Sight — The Brain Doesn’t Care Where the Signal Comes From
by Hermann RohrSomewhere in a London clinic, AI chip implants restore sight. A woman who had not seen the center …
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Science Unmasked
How Does Imagination Really Work in the Brain? New Theory Upends What We Knew
by Troy OakesYour brain is currently expending about a fifth of your body’s energy, and almost none of that is …
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The human brain is often compared to a biological supercomputer, but perhaps a more apt metaphor is a …
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Many people believe aging is simply a matter of “getting older,” but what truly distinguishes our bodies is …
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When Brain Injuries Unlock Hidden Talent: The Strange Science of Acquired Savant Syndrome
by Mikel DavisIn 1994, orthopedic surgeon Anthony Cicoria was standing in a public phone booth in suburban New York speaking …
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Many middle-aged and elderly people have had this experience: I forget where I put the keys just before …
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Technology
How Scientists Are Growing Computers From Human Brain Cells – and Why They Want to Keep Doing It
by Troy OakesAs prominent artificial intelligence (AI) researchers eye limits to the current phase of the technology, a different approach …
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Imagine a game show where the host asks the contestant to randomly pick one option out of three: …
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Technology
MIT Researchers Say Using ChatGPT Can Rot Your Brain. The Truth Is a Little More Complicated
by Troy OakesSince ChatGPT appeared almost three years ago, the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies on learning has been …