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Organs-on-chips: Growing Miniature Human Organs

April 19, 2018April 18, 2018 Li Jiun Chen 0 Comments Blood-brain barrier, cell culture, Engineering, in vitro, MEMS devices, miniature organs, organs-on-chips, technologies

Did you know that it is now possible to study human organs inside micro-chips? Organ-on-a-chip or lab-on-a-chip is a cell culture

Artificial Intelligence Big Ideas

Machine Yearning: The Rise of Thoughtful Machines

April 11, 2018April 11, 2018 Sean Noah 1 Comment Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Neural Networks, Hidden Layers, Introspection, Machine Learning, Thoughtful Machines

In the mid twentieth century, artificial intelligence researchers invented a new type of computational system that could detect patterns in

Brain Stimulation: Learning Method of the 21st Century

Learning and Memory Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders Sensation and Perception

Brain Stimulation: A Learning Method for the 21st Century

April 4, 2018April 2, 2018 Amin Kamaleddin 0 Comments Brain, brain stimulation, Consciousness, Decision-making, Free Will, Learning, neuroprosthetics, premotor cortex, stroke

What is happening in the brain when you decide to reach your hand and grasp a cup of coffee early

Did You Know? Language Sensation and Perception

Language: Your Connection to Others

March 28, 2018March 28, 2018 Kayleen Schreiber 1 Comment Brain, Broca's area, Cortex, ECoG, electrocorticography, Fact, Hebbian learning, Karl Wernicke, language, Neuroscience, Pāṇini, Paul Broca, Speech, Wernicke's area

Imagine what it would be like if you couldn’t communicate with others. Language is a critical aspect of our lives,

Big Ideas Neuroscience Technologies

Remote control of the brain is coming: how will we use it?

March 21, 2018March 21, 2018 Catriona Houston 1 Comment Brain-computer interface, nanoparticles, Optogenetics

Controlling the minds of others from a distance has long been a favourite science fiction theme – but recent advances in

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Announcing the Knowing Neurons Patreon

March 15, 2018March 13, 2018 knowingneurons 0 Comments patreon

We’re excited to announce that Knowing Neurons is now on Patreon! If you enjoy the neuroscience articles and illustrations that we

Artificial Intelligence Brain Books

Book Review: Life 3.0

March 14, 2018March 14, 2018 Joel Frohlich 0 Comments AGI, AI, alignment problem, Artificial General Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence, deep learning, Elon Musk, Integrated Information Theory, Life 3.0, Max Tegmark, Super Intelligence, Tegmark

On August 2, 2014, Elon Musk (@elonmusk) tweeted, “We need to be super careful with AI. Potentially more dangerous than

Big Ideas Did You Know? Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

The Law of Attraction, the Placebo Effect, and the Immune-Brain Connection

March 1, 2018March 1, 2018 Caitlin Aamodt 0 Comments Addiction, Alzheimer's, Alzheimer’s disease, Autism, depression, Drugs, Immune System, Law of Attraction, Parkinson's, Parkinson's Disease, placebo, Placebo effect, Social experiment, Surgery, Synapses, Treatment

Biomedical researchers call it “the most replicated experiment in the history of science.” Simply put, the placebo effect is a

Big Ideas Consciousness Philosophy

Consciousness: The Final Frontier

February 21, 2018February 21, 2018 Joel Frohlich 2 Comments Anesthesia, Brain, Cerebellum, Cerebral Cortex, complexity, Conscious, Consciousness, Cortex, Death, Evolution, Giulio Tononi, Human, Information, Integrated Information Theory, Lesions, Life, Neurons, Neurophilosophy, philosophy, Qualia, Seizure, Sleep, Solipsism, Systems, Thomas Nagel, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulaion, Zombies

When I walk through my kitchen, I smell fresh food and feel warmth radiating off of it. These internal, subjective

Brain Basics Did You Know?

No, You’re Not Left-Brained or Right-Brained

February 15, 2018February 15, 2018 Joel Frohlich 0 Comments Cerebral, Cerebral hemispheres, Expierments, Fibers, fMRI, Functional MRI, Harry Potter, Hemisphere, Hogwarts, Lateralization, Left, Left brain, Nerve, Nerve fibers, Neuroanatomy, Neuroimaging, Right, Right brain, Split brain, Visuospatial abilities, VS Ramachandran

At the fictional Hogwarts school for witchcraft and wizardry in the Harry Potter series, students are sorted into different school

Brain Basics Neuro SciFi

The Life and Times of the 10% Neuromyth

February 13, 2018February 13, 2018 Gabrielle Torre 3 Comments Black Mirror, Brain, Brain boosters, Default mode network, Epilepsy, fMRI, Functional MRI, Human, Human Brain, Human potential, Humans, Movies, MRI, Myth, Neuroimaging, Neuromyth, Neuroscience, Neuroscientist, Pop Culture, Science Fiction, Seizure, TV

How much of your brain are you using right now? The science fiction answer would be “10%.” And, if you’ve

Big Ideas Brain Development Learning and Memory Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

Are children with Angelman syndrome really happy?

February 6, 2018February 7, 2018 Joel Frohlich 2 Comments Angelman syndrome, Brain Disorders, Cure, Disorders, Happiness, Health, Lobotomy, mood, Mood Disorders, Neurodevelopment, Neurology, Neuroscience, Parenting, Prefrontal Cortex, Psychiatry, Treament, Wellbeing

Imagine that your child has a neurological condition. A condition that could stop your child from ever speaking or walking.

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