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A startup in Switzerland has built a unique computer processor made from 16 tiny brains made from human tissue, basically a living computer.

Weird Science

Neuroscience/Brain Science

It's like a 21st century version of Frankenstein's monster.

Scientists Connect 16 Mini Brains Made of Human Tissue to Create a "Living Computer"

A team of scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison claim to have 3D-printed functional human brain tissue for the first time.

Brain Structure

"We printed the cerebral cortex and the striatum and what we found was quite striking."

Scientists 3D Print Functional Human Brain Tissue

Researchers just got a $600,000 grant from the Australian government to study ways of merging human brain cells with artificial intelligence.

Insane in the Membrane

"This new technology capability in the future may eventually surpass the performance of existing, purely silicon-based hardware."

Scientists Working on Merging AI With Human Brain Cells

A team of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania has inserted human neurons into the brains of rats with damaged visual cortices.

Rat Brain Blob Lives

"I see this as the first step in developing a new strategy for repairing the brain."

Blobs of Human Brain Implanted in Rat Brains Replace Damaged Vision Functionality

Neuroscientists are positing that issues with the brain's own waste removal system may be the root cause of Alzheimer's disease.

Floral Arrangement

These strange structures are beautiful... and deadly. 

"Poisonous Flowers" in Brain May Cause Alzheimer's, Scientists Say

Spinal fluid from young mice appears to make their elders smarter, a new study has found. But don't go rushing to do it yourself.

Fountain of Youth

Studies

Okay, that's pretty fascinating.

Injecting Spinal Fluid From Younger Mice Improves Memory in Elders, Scientists Say

To come up with new ways to treat aneurysms and improve on existing treatments a team of researchers developed the first-ever living 3D-printed aneurysm.

Biofabrication

Treatments

All in the name of science.

Scientists Create World's First "Living" Human Brain Aneurysm

This is the future of Parkinson’s treatment.

Your Brain Cells Could Be Reprogrammed to Fight Parkinson's Disease

The brain cell killer has been identified... and it's a protein.

Why Our Brain Cells Die: A Breakthrough in Fighting Neurodegenerative Diseases

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