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The brain constantly blends split-second reactions with slower, more thoughtful processing, and new research shows how it ...

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We don't precisely know how the physical matter in our brains translates into thoughts, sensations, and feelings. But an ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Scientists showed that it’s possible to reproduce an entire cerebral cortex inside one of the world’s fastest computers. The model represents the ...

You can see it coming in right there, that little spot,” says neuroscientist and engineer Laura Lewis. A remarkably bright pulsing dot has appeared on the monitor in front of us. We are watching, in ...