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D7MNDD Neural network, artwork

Health

Artificial nerve cells have been made in the lab

Synthetic neurons made of hydrogel could one day be used in sophisticated artificial tissues to repair organs such as the heart or the eyes

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Face of Rhesus Macaque Monkeys; Shutterstock ID 1754084492; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

Health

Interoception: Monkeys can sense their own heartbeat just like us

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Carrion crow (Corvus corone) black bird portrait of head and looking at camera. Wildlife in nature. Netherlands; Shutterstock ID 1928268914; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

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.

Health

AI analyses drug users’ trip reports to better understand psychedelics

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Inhaling leaded petrol as a child may affect an adult's IQ

Health

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

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Hippocampus neuron, computer illustration. The hippocampus in humans is the structure in the brain responsible for long-term memory.

Mind

Special brain cells may signal when to start new memories

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Mature man sleeping wearing eye mask close up

Mind

Brain cells that regulate wakefulness may become overactive with age

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Young woman with headphones and smartphone leaning against wall

Mind

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

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Friends playing chess in garden

Mind

Your brain doesn't slow down until your 60s – later than we thought

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Light micrograph of a dorsal root ganglion stained with Cajal's silver nitrate. Near the rounded cell bodies of the pseudounipolar neurons the axons make several turns, forming Cajal's initial glomeruli.

Health

Map of pain neurons may lead to more effective drugs for chronic pain

An analysis of gene activity in pain neurons could help identify the most promising drug targets and reveal how pain pathways differ between men and women

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Health

Ultrasound can control genetically altered brain cells in mice

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Health

Spinal implants let three people who were paralysed walk with support

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Health

Florian Solzbacher interview: Mind-reading implant may soon go on sale

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Mind

Using tools helps you understand language and vice versa

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