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The Human Brain is F*cking Fascinating

We Can Now Simulate a Human Brain, Scientists Show

Over the years, computer scientists have used cutting-edge processors to simulate the brains of increasingly more complex animals. They’ve already simulated worm and fruit fly brai...

The Human Brain: A Device Designed by a Committee of Squirrels

Behavioral science suggests our brains evolved to keep us alive.Continue reading on Medium »

Scientists Build a Living AI Device Using Real Brain Cells

A 3D network of living neurons and electronics can recognize electrical patterns and may help researchers study both brain function and low-energy computing. Princeton researchers...

Brain Scans Reveal a Surprise About Neanderthal Intelligence

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3D Bio-Hybrid Device Merges Neurons and Computing

A 3D bio-hybrid device uses a microscopic metal mesh to grow and "program" living brain cells for computation.

US scientist builds brain computer lab in Shenzhen

Secrets of Human Intelligence Unlocked

A collaborative project has released EVApeCognition, the world's largest dataset on great ape intelligence.

How to Build Better Digital Twins of the Human Brain

Brain twins where regions are allowed to compete for resources behave more like the real thing. The post How to Build Better Digital Twins of the Human Brain appeared first on Sing...

Living brain cells enable machine learning computations

A collaborative research group has shown that biological neurons can be trained to perform a temporal pattern learning task that was previously carried out by artificial systems.

Scientists Grow Electronics Inside the Brains of Living Mice

The technology harnesses the brain's own blood chemistry to assemble soft, light-controlled electrodes around neurons. The post Scientists Grow Electronics Inside the Brains of Liv...

Shallow Brain Hypothesis: Subcortical Shortcuts Could Revolutionize AI

What is the Shallow Brain Hypothesis? A new study shows how subcortical pathways can make AI models more flexible and biologically accurate.

Mapping the Brain’s Hidden Hub for Creative Thought

Scientists have mapped a functional gradient in the rostral prefrontal cortex that connects our spontaneous "daydreaming" mind with our "logical" executive control.

Convicted former Harvard scientist rebuilds brain computer lab in China

Scientists at China's People's Liberation Army have investigated brain interfaces as a way to engineer super soldiers by boosting mental agility and situational awareness.

What to read this week: The 21st Century Brain by Hannah Critchlow

Our brains need to adapt quickly to meet the challenges of our digital world, but a rigorous new book by a neuroscientist brings hope that we can do it, says Graham Lawton

Wetware AI: Living Brain Cells Trained to Run Chaos Math

Researchers have successfully trained living biological neurons to perform complex machine learning tasks. By using microfluidic devices and "FORCE learning," the team demonstrated...

Brain Gradient Coupling Links Development, Behavior, Genetics

In a groundbreaking study published in Nature Communications in 2026, researchers Gao, Gu, Ding, and colleagues have unveiled novel insights into the intricate relationship between...

How AI “Brain States” Decode Reality

A new study reveals that AI models with over 2 billion parameters develop mathematical "brain states" that distinguish between possible and impossible events.

Brain Evolution

Although nobody knows for certain, it is thought that in human evolution, an upright posture came before a developed brain. This upright posture freed up our ape-ancestors hands t...

Right-to-Left Brain Circuit Essential for Navigation

Researchers have discovered a neural circuit connecting the right and left hippocampus that is vital for spatial memory. The study also links the disruption of this "bridge" to sch...

Co-operation and competition in the brain - a step closer to realistic digital twin brains

New study shows that a balance between cooperation and competition is a fundamental principle of how human and animal brains function, a finding which could help inform more realis...

Brain Region Discovered for Abstract Thought

A new study provides the first direct neural evidence of "compositional generalization," the cognitive capacity to recombine familiar elements into novel ideas.

Better computer hardware gets inspiration from the brain

"If we want truly intelligent machines, we have to start building hardware that learns the way biology does."

Brain-First Hypothesis: Rethinking the Cambrian Explosion

The evolution of the brain may have been the primary engine behind the Cambrian Explosion. The "Brain-First Hypothesis" suggests that increasing ecological pressure for sensory pro...