Tag: brain cells
Your Brain Breaks Its Own DNA to Form Memories That Can Last a Lifetime
Some memories last a lifetime. The awe of seeing a full solar eclipse. The first smile you shared with your partner. The glimpse of...
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Psychedelics Rapidly Fight Depression—a New Study Offers a First Hint at Why
Depression is like waking up to a rainy, dreary morning, every single day. Activities that previously lightened the mood lose their joy. Instead, every...
Cells Across the Body Talk to Each Other About Aging | Quanta Magazine
IntroductionAging can seem like an unregulated process: As time marches along, our cells and bodies inevitably accumulate dings and dents that cause dysfunctions, failures...
Pigs With Human Brain Cells and Biological Chips: How Lab-Grown Hybrid Life Forms Are Bamboozling Scientific Ethics
In September, scientists at the Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health announced they had successfully grown “humanized” kidneys inside pig embryos.The scientists genetically altered...
Psychedelic Drugs Are Rushing Towards Approval for Therapy. Here’s What’s Next
Psychedelics made their mark this year—not as counterculture party drugs, but as a new paradigm in mental health therapy.In June, Australia became the first...
Welcome to the Cyborg Era: Brain Implants Transformed Lives This Year
This year gave rise to an incredible mix of brain implants that can record, decode, and alter brain activity.It sounds like déjà vu—brain-machine interfaces...
Meta Introduces AI-Powered Features to Ray-Ban Smart Glasses
Meta, the tech firm formerly known as Facebook, is adding artificial intelligence to its Ray-Ban smart glasses, taking wearable technology to the next level.
The...
Chinese Mourner Embraces AI to Reconnect with Lost Loved One
In an era where technology intersects poignantly with human emotions, China is using artificial intelligence (AI) to’resurrect’ lost loved ones.
This innovative yet controversial approach...
UN Advisor Wants Human Rights-Centric AI Regulation
As debates on generative AI regulation continue following a boom in technology this year, a UN advisor is pushing for human rights to be...
A Ball of Brain Cells on a Chip Can Learn Simple Speech Recognition and Math
A tiny ball of brain cells hums with activity as it sits atop an array of electrodes. For two days, it receives a pattern...
‘Brainoware’: Brain Cells Fused With AI Could Recognize Voices – Decrypt
Scientists have found a way of integrating living human brain cells into computing systems, and may potentially obsolete the “A” in AI.A research paper...
She Studies How Addiction Hijacks Learning in the Brain | Quanta Magazine
IntroductionErin Calipari comes from a basketball family. Her father, John Calipari, has coached college and professional basketball since 1998, leading six teams to the...
Spinal Implant Helps a Man With Severe Parkinson’s Walk With Ease Again
In his mid-30s, Marc Gauthier noticed a creeping stiffness in his muscles. His hand shook when trying to hold steady. He struggled to maintain...