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Technology

Artificial neuron swaps dopamine with rat brain cells like a real one

An electrical device that can send and receive chemical signals from neurons could be used in brain-machine interfaces

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What lab-grown 'mini-brains' are revealing about this mysterious organ

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What lab-grown 'mini-brains' are revealing about this mysterious organ

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Human brain scans

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Parts of the brain form a circuit that may fuel smoking addiction

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MRI Image Of Head

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Brains can be hotter than the rest of our bodies, especially in women

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Mouse brain neurons

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Brain cells that control fever and other illness symptoms discovered

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TURIN, ITALY - MAY 12: Cornelia Jakobs performs on stage during the second semi-final of the 66th Eurovision Song Contest at Pala Alpitour on May 12, 2022 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Filippo Alfero/Getty Images)

Mind

Which countries will do well at Eurovision 2022 – according to science

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D7MNDD Neural network, artwork

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Artificial nerve cells have been made in the lab

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Interoception: Monkeys can sense their own heartbeat just like us

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Life

Crows may owe their intelligence to an abundance of certain neurons

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A colour-enhanced scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of Magic mushrooms (Psilocybe cubensis). These spores will grow into the fungus that is Psilocybe cubensis , or the magic mushroom. When ingested, this fungus causes euphoria, hallucinations and altered perception of time. Each spore of this strain is approximately 8 by 11 um. Magnification is x660 when printed 10 cm wide.

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AI analyses drug users’ trip reports to better understand psychedelics

A pattern recognition algorithm scoured 6850 accounts of people’s experiences with 27 drugs to learn more about how they alter consciousness

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Leaded petrol may have lowered the IQ of over half the US population

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Mind

Special brain cells may signal when to start new memories

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Brain cells that regulate wakefulness may become overactive with age

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There are neurons in the brain that only seem to respond to singing

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