Scientists have discovered that the human brain understands spoken language in a way that closely resembles how advanced AI ...

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A neuroscientist survey shows that 40 percent think it might be possible to preserve a human brain, potentially well enough ...

Researchers say the innovation, known as SmartEM, will speed scanning sevenfold and open the field of connectomics to a ...

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There’s this idea that something happens in the human brain when we turn 25. Suddenly, we can rent a car without fees. Make ...

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Neuroscientists and philosophers have debated this thought experiment for decades as they have tried to understand how the ...