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box jellyfish

Life

Jellyfish can learn from experience even though they lack a brain

As one of the biologically simplest kinds of animal, we might have thought jellyfish can’t learn, but it turns out they can

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Brain activity in speech production shown on a coloured functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRIf) scan

Mind

The entire brain may be involved in language, not just a few regions

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2R61H1F Dean Lloyd (left) uses a touch screen monitor to test his Argus II eye implant at UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 27, 2009. Neuroscientist Matthew McMahon monitors Lloyd's progress. Lloyd, who has been completely blind for several years, can now see rough images of shapes and colors thanks to the experimental implant developed by Second Sight. (Paul Chinn/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

Health

Doctors warn about the rise of people with obsolete medical implants

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Life

Gannets prefer to roll either right or left when they dive

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Implant lets people type on virtual keyboards with just brain signals

Technology

Implant lets people type on virtual keyboards with just brain signals

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Technology

AI recreates clip of Pink Floyd song from recordings of brain activity

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Rats laugh at a pitch too high for humans to hear

Life

Rats have a 'laugh centre' in their brains that responds to tickling

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Microscope image of Krause corpuscles

Health

Neurons that respond to vibration discovered in the clitoris and penis

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Octopus laqueus having a sleep

Life

Octopuses have a REM-like sleep state where they appear to dream

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Mind

Brain activity 'barcodes' may be linked to specific memories in birds

Neural recordings from chickadees have found unique patterns of activity that occur when they hide food and then retrieve it later, and they may represent how memories are indexed in the brain

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Health

Man with paralysis can walk by activating spine implants with his mind

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Technology

Rats can move objects in virtual reality using only their thoughts

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Mind

Psychedelics may increase entropy in the brain's vision centre

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Comment

The Battle for Your Brain review: A guide to neuro nightmares ahead

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