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Mo Costandi, The Guardian

Neuroscientists successfully manipulate brain activity with pulses of laser light

A team of neuroscientists at University College London has developed a new way of simultaneously recording and manipulating the activity of multiple cells in the brains of live animals using pulses of light. The technique, described today in the...

Does Einstein’s brain hold the secret to his genius?

A new study of the great physicist’s brain received a huge amount of media coverage, but some aren’t convinced by how it has been interpreted Albert Einstein’s brain fascinates scientists and the general public alike, because...

Slices of brain tissue can store patterns of activity for short periods of time: scientists

It sounds like the plot of a science fiction film, or like something from a transhumanist fantasy: researchers from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, report that they can induce memory-like patterns of activity in slices of...

Researchers develop sci-fi helmet that creates an alternative reality

Christopher Nolan’s 2010 blockbuster Inception is set in a distant future where military technology enables one to infiltrate and surreptitiously alter other people’s dreams. Leonardo Di Caprio plays Dom Cobb, an industrial spy...

Study finds microbes manipulate your mind

“The thought of parasites preying on your body or brain very likely sends shivers down your spine. Perhaps you imagine insectoid creatures bursting from stomachs or a malevolent force controlling your actions. These visions are not just...

Manipulating memory to treat addiction

A study published today in the journal Science describes a simple behavioural procedure that reduces heroin addicts’ cravings and could also prevent them from relapsing after they’ve kicked the habit. As I explain in this news story...

Light brings back bad memories: study

Memory is one of the enduring mysteries of neuroscience. How does the brain form a memory, store it, and then retrieve it later on? After a century of research, some answers began to emerge. It is now widely believed that memory formation...
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