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FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·November 10, 2017·5 min readFruit Fly Brains Inform Search Engines of the FutureThe way in which fruit flies approach and compute smell similarities could help pave the way for computer search algorithms of the future.Read More
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FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience Videos·March 6, 2015·7 min readResearch Suggests Brain’s Melatonin May Trigger SleepThe brain's naturally made melatonin contributes to falling and staying asleep.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·July 15, 2021·7 min read“Neuroprosthesis” Restores Words to Man with ParalysisA newly developed speech neuroprosthesis has restored a voice to a severely paralyzed man. The technology translates signals from the brain to the vocal tracts, generating words on a screen.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience Videos·May 6, 2016·4 min readAlzheimer’s Gene Impairs Memory by Disrupting Brain’s ‘Playback System’According to researchers, the APOE4 gene may interfere with memory formation.Read More
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AutismFeaturedNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 2, 2014·5 min readBrain Representations of Social Thoughts Accurately Predict Autism DiagnosisNeuroimaging techniques allow researchers to use neural representations of social thought to predict autism diagnosis with 97 percent accuracy, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·April 19, 2016·3 min readBrainprints? Researchers Can Identify Your Brain Waves With 100 Percent AccuracyResearchers find individual brains react to images differently. The differences in neural activity was enough for computer systems to identify each person's 'brainprint' with 100 percent accuracy.Read More
