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Computer Science: General
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New brain-like transistor mimics human intelligence      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers develop transistor that simultaneously processes and stores information like the human b...

Computer Science: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Mathematics: Modeling
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The brain may learn about the world the same way some computational models do      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

New studies support the idea that the brain uses a process similar to a machine-learning approach kn ...

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: General
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Take it from the rats: A junk food diet can cause long-term damage to adolescent brains      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A study on the effects of a junk food diet on rats reinforces scientific understanding about the gut...

Offbeat: General
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Wake up and die: Human brain neurons re-entering the cell cycle age quickly shift to senescence      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Post-mitotic neurons in the brain that re-enter the cell cycle quickly succumb to senescence, and th ...

Offbeat: General
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A fragment of human brain, mapped in exquisite detail      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers have created the largest synaptic-resolution, 3D reconstruction of a piece of human brai...

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: Cell Biology Biology: General Biology: Zoology
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Brain's 'escape switch' controlled by threat sensitivity dial      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Neuroscientists have discovered how the brain bidirectionally controls sensitivity to threats to ini ...

Offbeat: General
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Scientists find that small regions of the brain can take micro-naps while the rest of the brain is awake and vice versa      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

For the first time, scientists have found that sleep can be detected by patterns of neuronal activit...

Engineering: Robotics Research Physics: Acoustics and Ultrasound
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Brain recordings capture musicality of speech -- with help from Pink Floyd      (via sciencedaily.com) 

For those with neurological or developmental disorders compromising speech, brain machine interfaces ...

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: Evolutionary Biology: General Biology: Zoology Ecology: Animals
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Brain size riddle solved as humans exceed evolution trend      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

The largest animals do not have proportionally bigger brains -- with humans bucking this trend -- a ...

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: Evolutionary Biology: General Biology: Zoology
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Size doesn't matter for mammals with more complex brains      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Mammals that have evolved more developed brains tend to have a smaller size difference between males ...

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: General
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Sweets change our brain - Sweets Change Our Brain: The Science Behind Our Sweet Tooth      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Chocolate bars, chips and fries - why can't we just ignore them in the supermarket? Researchers have...

Biology: Microbiology
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This fungus shrinks in size to better infect the brain - This Fungus Shrinks in Size to Better Infect the Brain      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A fungus that is a common cause of fungal meningitis undergoes a remarkable transformation once it e...

Offbeat: Plants and Animals
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Researchers tickle rats to identify part of the brain critical for laughter and playfulness      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

To study play behaviors in animals, scientists must be able to authentically simulate play-conducive...

Biology: Developmental
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Certain sugars affect brain 'plasticity,' helping with learning, memory, recovery      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Can you recognize an old friend, but forget what you had for breakfast yesterday? Our brains constan ...

Offbeat: General
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When we see what others do, our brain sees not what we see, but what we expect      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

When we engage in social interactions, like shaking hands or having a conversation, our observation...