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Neuroscientist who studied Einstein’s brain dies at 90

MarianCleevesDiamond,aneuroscientistwhostudiedAlbertEinstein’sbrainandwasoneofthefirsttoshowthatthebraincanimprovewithenrichment,hasdied.TheUniversityofCaliforn

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India musician plays guitar throughout his brain surgery

A 37-year-old professional musician in India played the guitar on the operating table of his four-hour brain surgery. This incredible procedure was captured on footage and the story was on viral.

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India musician plays guitar throughout his brain surgery

A37-year-oldprofessionalmusicianinIndiaplayedtheguitarontheoperatingtableofhisfour-hourbrainsurgery.Thisincredibleprocedurewascapturedonfootageandthestorywasonv

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IBM's AI can predict schizophrenia by looking at the brain's blood flow

SchizophreniaisnotaparticularlycommonmentalhealthdisorderinAmerica,affectingjust1.2percentofthepopulationoraround3.2millionpeople,butitseffectscanbedebilitating

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Flat microscope for the brain could help restore lost eyesight

You'dprobablypreferthatdoctorsrestorelostsightorhearingbydirectlyrepairingyoureyesandears,butRiceUniversityisonestepclosertothenextbestthing:transmittinginfodir

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You can play this musical instrument with just your thoughts

Goodnewsforpeoplewhohatepracticingscales:scientistshavecreatedamusicalinstrumentyoucanplaywithjustyourthoughts.Theinstrument,calledtheEncephalophone—“enceph”mea

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Experimental drug could restore memories after brain injury

Anexperimentaldrugcouldhavemajorimplicationsforpatientssufferingfrommemorydisabilitiescausedbytraumaticbraininjury(TBI).Intests,thedrugknownasISRIBcompletelyres

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‘Game show’-like app helps slow dementia onset

AbraintrainingcomputergamedevelopedbyBritishneuroscientistshasbeenprovedabletoimprovethememoryofpatientsintheveryearlieststagesofdementiaandcouldhelpsuchpatient

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Scientists say even light drinking can lead to brain structure changes

Drinkingevenmoderateamountsofalcoholcanleadtochangesinbrainstructureandharmcognitivefunction,researcherssaidonTuesday,counteringthenotionthatlowlevelsofdrinking

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Even plants have brains, UK scientists discover

Plant embryos have cells that function as a brain, a study published Tuesday by scientists at the University of Birmingham has revealed. The group of brain cells can assess environmental conditions and dictate when seeds will germinate, the researchers say.

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Even plants have brains, UK scientists discover

Plantembryoshavecellsthatfunctionasabrain,astudypublishedTuesdaybyscientistsattheUniversityofBirminghamhasrevealed.Thegroupofbraincellscanassessenvironmentalcon

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You look familiar, and now scientists know why

The brain has an amazing capacity for recognizing faces. It can identify a face in a few thousandths of a second, form a first impression of its owner and retain the memory for decades.

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You look familiar, and now scientists know why

Thebrainhasanamazingcapacityforrecognizingfaces.Itcanidentifyafaceinafewthousandthsofasecond,formafirstimpressionofitsownerandretainthememoryfordecades.Centralt

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Sleep deprivation can lead to the brain 'eating itself', says study

Whenyoufeelparticularlyexhausted,itcandefinitelyfeellikeyouarealsolackinginbraincapacity.Now,anewstudyhassuggestedthiscouldbebecausechronicsleepdeprivationcanac

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A scientific reason most mums carry their babies on the left side

Researchshowsabiasof70-85percentoffemalescradletheirbabiestotheleft(eventheVirginMaryistypicallyfeaturedholdingtheBabyJesusonherleftside)—andturnsout,theremaybe

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Brain-inspired Intelligence Laboratory to boost China's AI industry

China National Engineering Laboratory was recently set up by the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in Hefei, Anhui Province to develop AI technology by learning human brain mechanisms.

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Brain-inspired Intelligence Laboratory to boost China's AI industry

ChinaNationalEngineeringLaboratorywasrecentlysetupbytheUniversityofScienceandTechnologyofChina(USTC)inHefei,AnhuiProvincetodevelopAItechnologybylearninghumanbra