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Repurposed Alzheimer’s drug could someday help save your life
News Aug 24, 2024

Repurposed Alzheimer’s drug could someday help save your life

Hibernation-like torpor state could save millions of lives every year
amara_angelica 3 min read
How to get a complete understanding of the brain
News May 14, 2024

How to get a complete understanding of the brain

AI-enhanced connectomics
amara_angelica 1 min read
'Movies' with color and music visualize brain activity data
News Feb 21, 2024

'Movies' with color and music visualize brain activity data

Immersive audio experience helps neuroscientists explore what's happening in a brain during an experiment
amara_angelica 2 min read
Study discovers neurons in the human brain that can predict what you are going to say and help you say it
News Feb 2, 2024

Study discovers neurons in the human brain that can predict what you are going to say and help you say it

Findings could be used to develop new treatments for speech and language disorders or machine interfaces capable of producing synthetic speech
amara_angelica 2 min read
Game-changing organoid model to study human cerebellar development and disease
News Jan 5, 2024

Game-changing organoid model to study human cerebellar development and disease

Targeting conditions like autism and ataxia disorders
amara_angelica 1 min read