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Students at the University of Puget sound are gaining valuable real-world insight and training using the Allen Institute's cutting edge resources and...
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Scientists use supercomputer that can process quadrillions of calculations per second to simulate mouse cortex for “virtual experiments”
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How age affects vaccine responses and how to make them better
Age-related shifts in T cells weaken vaccine response in older adults, but new findings pave the way for next generation of vaccines.
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🔒 Nature: Method of the Year: EM connectomics
To understand the brain, it matters to precisely map how the brain’s neurons connect.
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🔒 Nature: The ‘silent’ brain cells that shape our behaviour, memory and health
A rush of studies from labs in many subfields are revealing just how important astrocytes are in shaping our behavior, mood and memory.
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🔒 Popular Mechanics: Scientists Are Gifting AI the Final Ingredient for Consciousness—And It Could Trigger the Singularity
A tech company is working on creating “micro-emotions” within AI to see how it effects their behavior, but not everyone buys into the idea.
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The Scientist: A New Cell Atlas Helps Researchers Navigate the Developing Brain
Researchers collaborating on a BRAIN Initiative project unveiled the most comprehensive map of developing mammalian brains to date.
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🔒 Washington Post: These people experienced near death. Here’s how it changed their lives.
As many as 17 percent of people have had a near-death experience and these events can permanently affect a person’s life.
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The Transmitter: Gene replacement therapy normalizes some traits in SYNGAP1 model mice
The first published virus-based gene therapy for SYNGAP1 deletion yields benefits despite the gene’s long length and complexity.
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Daily Mail: Stunning simulation details 10 MILLION neurons across 86 interconnected regions
Scientists have unveiled the most detailed map of the brain ever created with Fugaku, Japan's ultra–fast supercomputer.
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GeekWire: Scientists create a supercomputer simulation that can reveal how the brain works, neuron by neuron
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GeekWire: Allen Institute taps AWS, Google to spur ‘aha moments’ in neuroscience with new brain research platform
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