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Nature: CERN prepares to expel Russian scientists — but won’t completely cut ties. ….”Although JINR’s constitution states that its research must be for peaceful purposes, the lab has close ties with the Russian military, say Grynyov and Tetiana Hryn’ova, a Ukrainian physicist at the French national research agency, CNRS, who works on the ATLAS experiment….”

CERN prepares to expel Russian scientists — but won’t completely cut ties The laboratory has ended its agreement with the nation, but will continue working with a Russian nuclear-research institute, raising tensions among researchers. Europe’s particle-physics laboratory CERN will expel … Continue reading

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New Atlas. Surgery-free Neuralink rival enables thought-controlled smart home (Abhimanyu Ghoshal)

Technology Surgery-free Neuralink rival enables thought-controlled smart home By Abhimanyu Ghoshal September 17, 2024 A Synchron trial participant controlling Alexa just by thinking about which interface buttons to press Synchron Neurotech company Synchron has been making massive strides over the past … Continue reading

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Neuroscience New.com. AI Determines How the Brain Predicts and Processes Thoughts. Comment: Fascinating for me with TBI impact on processing; brocas; aphantasia, bipolar; anxiety, etc, check canisgallicus.com

AI Determines How the Brain Predicts and Processes Thoughts FeaturedNeuroscience September 10, 2024 Summary: A new study using artificial intelligence has provided novel insights into how the brain predicts future events and processes information. Researchers discovered that the brain’s spontaneous activity, … Continue reading

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The MIT Press Reader: Mind-Reading and Neuroplasticity: In Conversation With Neurologist Alvaro Pascual-Leone – July 2024

Mind-Reading and Neuroplasticity: In Conversation With Neurologist Alvaro Pascual-Leone “The brain is never the same from one moment to the next throughout life. Never ever.” By: Adolfo Plasencia On the wall opposite Alvaro Pascual-Leone’s birth house, on a street in … Continue reading

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Gene Drives Shown to Work in Wild Plants. They Could Wipe Out Weeds. Singularity Hub – Shelly Fan

Gene Drives Shown to Work in Wild Plants. They Could Wipe Out Weeds. By Shelly Fan July 8, 2024 Henry Grabar has had enough battling knotweed. All he wanted was to build a small garden in Brooklyn—a bit of peace … Continue reading

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The MIT Press Reader: Mind-Reading and Neuroplasticity: In Conversation With Neurologist Alvaro Pascual-Leone

Mind-Reading and Neuroplasticity: In Conversation With Neurologist Alvaro Pascual-Leone “The brain is never the same from one moment to the next throughout life. Never ever.” By: Adolfo Plasencia On the wall opposite Alvaro Pascual-Leone’s birth house, on a street in … Continue reading

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Singularity Hub (Shelly Fan): This MIT Device Maps the Human Brain With Unprecedented Resolution and Speed

This MIT Device Maps the Human Brain With Unprecedented Resolution and Speed By Shelly Fan June 27, 2024 A squishy, fatty, beige-colored organ covered with grooves and ridges, the brain doesn’t look all that impressive on the surface.  But hidden … Continue reading

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Neuroscience News.comTime Cells Play Key Role in Learning Complex Tasks. Comment: TBI and amnesia so often outlined on canisgallicus.com – not being able to sequence and extend thoughts would in common sense terms mean it is nearly impossible to learn which is my experience.

Time Cells Play Key Role in Learning Complex Tasks FeaturedNeuroscience ·June 19, 2024 Summary: New research reveals that “time cells” in the brain, crucial for learning complex behaviors requiring precise timing, are not just simple timekeepers. These cells adapt their … Continue reading

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How the ‘mind’s eye’ calls up visual memories from the brain. NATURE. Comment: TBI can cause aphantasia named by Professor Zeman, Exeter university). It is not seen as a disadvantage but having said that if it is acquired through TBI or say a stroke – the unknown becomes a tyrant because you just can’t visualise and when amnesia is added then it is helpful if your medical team can rehabilitate you or at least direct you towards the internet, which has been an essential component of coping skills for me and no doubt others.

How the ‘mind’s eye’ calls up visual memories from the brain Different patterns of brain activity help to distinguish between images recalled from memory and the sight of physical objects. Facebook Email Picture a strawberry. Most people can easily distinguish … Continue reading

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Neuralink’s First User Is ‘Constantly Multitasking’ With His Brain Implant. Source: Wired

Emily Mullin Science May 22, 2024 2:00 AM Neuralink’s First User Is ‘Constantly Multitasking’ With His Brain Implant Noland Arbaugh is the first to get Elon Musk’s brain device. The 30-year-old speaks to WIRED about what it’s like to use … Continue reading

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