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Computer chips based on biological neurons may help simulate larger and more-complex brain models. | Continue reading
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Sleeping on a rhythmically swaying surface helps synchronize sleep oscillations in the human brain, a study finds. | Continue reading
The move is a show of support for Project DEAL and the open-access movement. | Continue reading
The world’s largest publisher yields to censorship policies of the world’s largest country. | Continue reading
Amputation of one limb triggers a rapid electric response that reflects the injury in the opposite one, researchers find. | Continue reading
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Researchers have created a 3D-printed artificial neural network that uses light photons to rapidly process information. | Continue reading
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Analysis of the bodies of deceased individuals can’t determine what effect these tattoo remnants have on lymph function, but researchers suggest dirty needles aren’t the only risk of the age-old practice. | Continue reading