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An electromagnetic gadget to measure the level of consciousness
Silicon “eyes” to help people with deteriorating vision are around the corner
Each concept—each person or thing in our everyday experience—may have a set of corresponding neurons assigned to it
Functional MRI can peer inside your brain and watch you watching a YouTube clip
New research sheds light--literally--on recall mechanisms
To the great surprise of many, psilocybin, a potent psychedelic, reduces brain activity
Physics and neurobiology can help us understand whether we choose our own destiny
Psychology and functional brain imaging disentangle two closely related processes, attention and consciousness
Cognitive psychology is mapping the capabilities we are unaware we possess
Using optical and genetic techniques, neuroscientists have identified an "on/off" switch for aggression in the brain
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