Dream power by Erik Hoel in New Scientist 7 November 2020
An interesting theory on the meaning of dreams. We know broadly what happens in the brain when we...
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An interesting theory on the meaning of dreams. We know broadly what happens in the brain when we...
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Neuroscience’s definition of consciousness is in a complete muddle. Research labs are now...
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The human connectome is within reach. Well, in the next few decades at any rate. Researchers have...
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Brain research is taking off. There is now a respectable number of substantial national and...
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Is the thalamus at the heart of consciousness? There is a growing understanding of those who can...
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People with amazingly clear mental images. Cossins writes about those people with the unusual...
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AI uses one method to do object recognition; humans use two. Everyone is familiar with the AI...
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Cortical tissue in a Petri dish makes waves. Scientists have cultured stem cells to form clumps of...
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Plants can learn and memorise. Evolutionary ecologist, Monica Gagliano, has managed to demonstrate...
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Critiquing Kahneman’s Thinking, fast and slow. Daniel Kahneman popularised the idea that...
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Could AI help us discover where consciousness lies in the brain? Some of the world’s big...
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Consciousness in silico will not work. So says the chemist, Lee Cronin. He believes that the...
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Consciousness author tracks down original NCCs bet. Snaprud, who is writing a book on...
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The cerebellum might be the cortex’s workhorse. It turns out that the cerebellum is connected to...
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Bigger is better after all. In short, people with bigger, faster neurons have higher IQs, think...
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What neuronal oscillations, or brainwaves, do and do not do. Wave therapy is a handy update on the...
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Better technology enables ever more precise analysis of workings of memory. One of the main...
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A timely review of a big growth area. The Economist’s latest Technology Quarterly constitutes a...
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Reality – it’s all in your mind. The article describes a new theory that says that there is...
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We can now watch the brain store long-term memories. A team at Stanford University has persuaded...
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