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The Human Brain May Contain as Much as a Spoon’s Worth of Microplastics, New Research Suggests
The amount of microplastics in the human brain appears to be increasing over time: Concentrations rose by roughly 50 percent ...
Your brain ‘washes’ itself at night. Sleep aids may get in the way.
Your brain’s natural rinse cycle flows while you sleep. A new study suggests certain medications interfere with that ...
Yale Scientists Just Cracked the DNA Code That Built the Human Brain
What makes the human brain unique? A Yale study unlocks new insights into genetic changes that shaped our evolution.
Human brain samples contain an entire spoon’s worth of nanoplastics, study says
Human brains today contain 50% more plastic than in 2016, a new study found. Brain of people diagnosed with dementia had the ...
Genetic study sheds light on changes that shaped human brain evolution
A new Yale study provides a fuller picture of the genetic changes that shaped the evolution of the human brain, and how the ...
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Subtle DNA changes shaped human brain evolution
Researchers discovered how genetic switches shaped human brain evolution by fine-tuning shared gene expression.
Mapping the human brain's default mode network: Anatomical study suggests it has widespread influence
The default mode network (DMN) is a set of interconnected brain regions known to be most active when humans are awake but not ...
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Tiny AI chip modeled on the human brain set to boost battery life in smart devices — with lifespan in some rising up to 6 times
The chip, which mimics the human brain's architecture ... are built with sensors that make detections and send data to the cloud for processing. But this process is power-hungry, Sumeet Kumar ...
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Are Human Neurons AI's Future?
By promoting the formation of new neural pathways, it mimics the human brain's reward system ... in which biocomputing centers rival today’s cloud-computing hubs, offering unparalleled ...