[Podcast] Uploading the Human Brain
n a brand new episode of the Knowing Neurons podcast, we explore the concept of “mind uploading”. How would something like a mind upload really work?…
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Dopamine in C Minor
Welcome to Knowing Neurons’ Neuroscience Fiction Theater. Please note that the following story contains mild profanity and may be unsettling for younger audiences. Reader discretion is advised.
“I’m sorry, Art.…
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EyeWire: A Game To Map The Brain
Solving the mysteries of the connectome may require something more powerful than a supercomputer. The makers of EyeWire think that it’s you who can help map the brain! This game was…
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Connectomics: Mapping the Brain
The human brain is filled with approximately 100 billion neurons, each of which makes a multitude of connections to neighboring neurons. The diversity of these neurons and vast interconnections facilitate…
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Chance Connections
Before virtual brains could see and perform motor tasks as Kate described in the last post, large-scale brain models were being developed in order to identify the synaptic connections between…
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