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A paddle is about to hit the ball in a regular game of Pong

Mind

Human brain cells in a dish learn to play Pong faster than an AI

Hundreds of thousands of brain cells in a dish are being taught to play Pong by responding to pulses of electricity – and can improve their performance more quickly than an AI can

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A brain organoid with eye-like optic cups Elke Gabriel

Technology

2021 in review: When a brain blob in a dish grew a pair of ‘eyes’

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Some genes in the brain may make 100 different proteins

Health

Some genes in the brain may make 100 different proteins

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Consciousness

Definition

Consciousness

Toddler Lab

Video

Inside the Toddler Lab: What's going on in the minds of children?

Video

Brainless sponges have cells that might be the precursors of neurons

Life

Brainless sponges have cells that might be the precursors of neurons

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man lying on his bed

Mind

Tiny region of human brain that helps regulate sleep studied at last

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At the newly opened Toddler Lab at Birkbeck, University of London, a new technique for imaging the brain using infrared light means we are starting to understand how young children learn to plan complex goals. The lab utilises functional near-infrared spectroscopy or fNIRS and motion capture gloves to measure how children learn to plan and achieve goals. Pictured: Finn

Mind

A new kind of brain scan is letting us understand how toddlers think

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Brain implant

Health

Brain implants boost ability to think flexibly and shake anxiety

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functional brain connectome

Mind

Your unique pattern of brain activity can be spotted in 100 seconds

Everyone has a unique pattern of brain activity and it can be spotted after just 100 seconds inside a brain scanner

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Health

Sexual desire may be triggered by gentle touch sensors in your skin

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Health

Woman’s depression treated by an implant responding to brain patterns

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Health

Children with more books at home have less mental decline when older

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Health

Stroke rehab should be offered for months longer than it currently is

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