Mini Human Brains Powering Computers? Inside The Sci-Fi World Of Biocomputing

The mini-brains are not conscious; they are simplified sandboxes of the human mind, far smaller than the brain’s 86 billion ...

Scientists Create Artificial Neuron That “Speaks” the Language of the Brain

Built from low-powered protein nanowires made by bacteria, these neurons could enable vastly more efficient, bio-inspired computers. Engineers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed ...
Princeton University

In the hallways of Princeton, a fascination with the human mind unlocked the power of deep learning

Serendipitous meetings, scholarly collaborations, and an ethos of "encouraging junior faculty to think big" laid the ...

Scientists Create Brain-Like Neurons That Run On Human Brain Voltage

A team at University of Massachusetts Amherst developed artificial neurons that fire in the same voltage range as living ...
EurekAlert!

This 3D image shows the brain and skull of a glioblastoma mouse model. The green area is the tumor; the red areas are where bone-eating osteoclast cells have accumulated in the ...

Dr. Masaru Ishii established the mouse model. Dr. Behnan established the tumor and acquired the image in Einstein's Neural Cell Engineering and Imaging Core, and the video was generated by study ...

Your Brain Creates Its Own Version of Reality—And It’s the Version that Keeps You Alive

Researchers shot lasers into brain cells and triggered illusions on demand—a breakthrough that’s rewriting how we see the ...

Brain Reshaping May Predict Dementia Years Before Symptoms

Analysing brain scans, researchers have revealed alterations in brain shape linked to memory loss and potential dementia risk ...