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Dangerous minds: new research unravels the brains of psychopaths

By Katie Drummond on April 25, 2013 10:00 am + 52 comments

What goes on inside the brain of a psychopath? One new study, the latest in a line of controversial Continue reading…
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Technique to create transparent brains could transform neuroscience

By Katie Drummond on April 10, 2013 01:00 pm + 14 comments

The mysteries of the human mind might soon be revealed, now that a consortium of experts has figured Continue reading…
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White House announces $100 million in funding to help map the human brain

By Adi Robertson on April 2, 2013 09:48 am + 62 comments

The Obama administration has officially announced a long-running research project aimed at mapping Continue reading…
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The madness of March: why the 'Big Dance' may affect fans' minds more than other sports

By Carl Franzen on March 27, 2013 11:20 am + 48 comments

Are you suffering from any one or more of the following side effects: anger, euphoria, depression, Continue reading…
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Simulating the brain with a supercomputer

By Jacob Kastrenakes on March 20, 2013 10:09 am + 34 comments

The first incarnation of Blue Brain — a digital representation of the human mind — could Continue reading…
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Scientists link rat brains together over the internet to transfer sensory information

By Carl Franzen on February 28, 2013 06:01 pm + 105 comments

Scientists have pulled off a real world, rodent-scale version of Vulcan "mind meld" from Star Trek, l Continue reading…
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Don't expect to download your brain into a computer

By T.C. Sottek on February 18, 2013 01:23 pm + 100 comments

While the prospect of human-like artificial intelligence has permeated popular culture, the Continue reading…
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Brain-machine implant gives rats a 'sixth sense': the ability to detect infrared light

By Nathan Ingraham on February 14, 2013 09:46 am + 20 comments

Scientists at the Duke Center for Neuroengineering have successfully given lab rats a sixth sense: Continue reading…
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Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's search to understand consciousness

By Kimber Streams on September 19, 2012 06:42 pm + 56 comments

Forbes interviewed 59-year old Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen on the Allen Institute for Brain Continue reading…
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Neural implant enhances brain function in monkeys, study finds

By Kimber Streams on September 15, 2012 08:34 pm + 50 comments

Scientists have successfully enhanced monkeys' brains using a neural implant, and hope to apply this Continue reading…