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Category: neurobiology
A neural brain implant provides near instantaneous speech
Focusing on sound production instead of word choice makes for a flexible system. The participant’s implant gets hooked up for […]
The nine-armed octopus and the oddities of the cephalopod nervous system
A mix of autonomous and top-down control manage the octopus’s limbs. With their quick-change camouflage and high level of intelligence, […]
Scientists figure out how the brain forms emotional connections
Skip to content Neural recordings track how neurons link environments to emotional events. Whenever something bad happens to us, brain […]
Fruit flies can be made to act like miniature robots
Not quite robotic Given that each fly could act a bit like a writing implement, the researchers started experimenting with […]
“Infantile amnesia” occurs despite babies showing memory activity
Skip to content It looks like humans actively suppress our earliest memories. For many of us, memories of our childhood […]
Brains of parrots, unlike songbirds, use human-like vocal control
Skip to content A parrot called the budgerigar controls its vocalizations with a flexible system. Human speech arises courtesy of […]
Sleeping pills stop the brain’s system for cleaning out waste
Cleanup on aisle cerebellum A specialized system sends pulses of pressure through the fluids in our brain. Our bodies rely […]