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Neuroscience's roots make exciting and terrifying futures possible ...
Three visions of the future of neuroscience reveal the ways we might one day expand, link and heal our brains.
More brainlike computers could change AI for the better
Feb 26, 2025 · New brain-inspired hardware, architectures and algorithms could lead to more efficient, more capable forms of AI.
A cell biologist is investigating the balance of brain flexibility ...
Sep 23, 2024 · Andrea Gomez, a Berkeley molecular and cell biologist, applies her wide-ranging curiosity to brains’ mysteries ranging from synapses to psychedelics.
‘Silent’ cells play a surprising role in how brains work
May 28, 2025 · New studies show that astrocytes, long thought to be support cells in the brain, are crucial intermediaries for relaying messages to neurons.
Here's what lucid dreamers might tell us about our sleeping minds
Aug 27, 2023 · Here’s what lucid dreamers might tell us about our sleeping minds Dreams are one of the most universal yet elusive human experiences
Handwriting may boost brain connections more than typing does
Jan 26, 2024 · Students asked to write words showed greater connectivity across the brain than when they typed them, suggesting writing may be a better boost for memory.
Seeing sick faces may prime the immune system to repel invaders
Jul 28, 2025 · Seeing sick-looking faces in virtual reality triggers brain circuit changes related to threat detection and boosts activity of certain immune cells.
Pregnancy overhauls the brain. Here’s what that looks like
Sep 16, 2024 · Neuroscientist Liz Chrastil’s brain scans before, during and after pregnancy are providing the first view of a mom-to-be’s structural brain changes.
How Hans Berger’s quest for telepathy spurred modern brain science
Jul 6, 2021 · In the 1920s, psychiatrist Hans Berger invented EEG and discovered brain waves — though not long-range signals.