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Is it ethical to use human brain cells to make computer chips?
6-29-2022 |
10
Scientists are working on ways to combine human cells with computer chips - but is this something we should really be doing ?
Why are we unable to remember being born ?
6-18-2022 | 18
Psychologist Vanessa LoBue explores the phenomenon of 'infantile amnesia' and why we can't remember our earliest years.
When will you be able to upload your brain to a computer ?
6-11-2022 | 43
It has been a science fiction staple for years, but will we ever get the opportunity to do this for real and if so, when ?
What exactly is it that makes us smarter than other animals?
5-31-2022 | 15
Unlike other species, we can make vaccines, send probes to other worlds and build skyscrapers.
Brain scan captures last thoughts of a person as they died
2-23-2022 | 10
The groundbreaking study saw researchers record the brain activity of a patient dying of a heart attack.
Where are memories stored in the brain ?
1-11-2022 | 55
Prof Don Arnold and colleagues have been attempting to solve the long-running mystery of where our memories are stored.
Elon Musk to start testing chips in human brains next year
12-9-2021 | 14
Musk's company Neuralink is set to begin testing its brain-computer interface chips within a few months.
Brainless blob can think and make decisions
7-26-2021 | 10
Scientists have observed a type of slime mold that is surprisingly brainy given its total lack of a brain.
Human brains are capable of 'mental time travel'
6-30-2021 | 11
Scientists have been unravelling the brain's peculiar ability to organize memories in chronological order.
Monkey plays game of Pong using only its mind
VIDEO 4-10-2021 | 3
Scientists at Neuralink have made it possible for a monkey to play a computer game just by thinking.
Spooky tales don't spark fear in aphantasics
3-24-2021 | 7
A new study has revealed that ghostly tales and scary stories have little impact on those with mind-blindness.
Scientists put human genes into monkey brains
11-20-2020 | 9
A recent experiment has raised eyebrows due to its potential to bring about a real-life Planet of the Apes.
The universe is like a giant human brain
11-18-2020 | 23
A new study has noted the striking structural similarities between the universe and the brain inside our heads.
Preserved brain cells found in Vesuvius victim
10-8-2020 | 1
Scientists have discovered the preserved brain cells of a man who died during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD.
Doctors discover needles in woman's brain
9-27-2020 | 15
A woman who underwent a CT scan in China was inexplicably found to have two needles in her head.
Elon Musk shows off Neuralink brain implant
VIDEO 8-29-2020 | 13
The entrepreneur showcased the brain-computer interface with the assistance of a trio of pig volunteers.
Neuralink chip to offer 'superhuman hearing'
8-6-2020 | 5
Elon Musk's potentially revolutionary brain-computer interface chip is nothing if not ambitious.
Blind 'see' letters delivered to their brains
VIDEO 5-25-2020 | 2
Scientists have found a way to communicate letters and shapes by 'tracing' them directly into the brain.
Future spacefarers may evolve bigger skulls
4-22-2020 | 7
Scientists have identified one of the more unexpected ways in which the body changes while in space.
AI can turn human thoughts into written word
4-2-2020 | 16
A remarkable new AI system has been designed that can read what someone is thinking and turn it into text.
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