"This is a major problem in neuroscience."

Scientists claim new method can measure consciousness

Bug Brain

A new study on fruit flies found ways to quantitatively measure the level of consciousness that a fly was currently experiencing.

Scientists Claim New Method Can Measure Consciousness

READ MORE: <a href="Applying%20physics%20to%20understanding%20the%20mystery%20of%20consciousness">Applying physics to understanding the mystery of consciousness</a> [Monash University]

More on consciousness: <a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/neuroscientist-conventional-computers-never-conscious">Neuroscientist: Conventional Computers Will Never Be Conscious</a>

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It works on fruit flies — and the team hopes it'll work on humans as well.

"The mind, whose substrate is whichever neurons remain intact, then does what it always does: it tells a story shaped by a person’s experience, memory and cultural expectations."

A famed neuroscientist is investigating near-death experiences

Forced Introspection

Neuroscientist Christof Koch is grapping with why so many people experience blissful near-death experiences, a rush that he compares to extreme activities.

A Famed Neuroscientist Is Investigating Near-Death Experiences

"I accepted the reality of these intensely felt experiences."

Even a perfect simulation of an entire human brain wouldn't be enough, if it runs on conventional computer chips.

Neuroscientist: Conventional computers will never be conscious

Man Over Machine

Renowned neuroscientist Christof Koch argues that developing conscious artificial intelligence will require entirely new hardware.

Neuroscientist: Conventional Computers Will Never Be Conscious

"Any AI that runs on such a chip… will still not be conscious like a human brain."

"As we know now, atlases should be evolving and living resources, because as we learn more about how the brain is organized, we will need to make updates."

Scientists plotted 100 million cells to make a full 3D brain map

Poking Around

A team of neuroscientists just created a complete, three-dimensional map of a mouse brain that they say could be a game changer for researchers.

Scientists Plot 100 Million Cells to Map Full 3D Mouse Brain

"Just as we have a reference genome sequence, you need a reference anatomy."

"We are not there yet, but we think this could be the basis of a speech prosthesis."

Scientists debut system to translate thoughts directly into text

Mind Reader

Researchers say they've built a system that can translate brain signals directly into text — allow users to think text directly into a computer.

Scientists Debut System to Translate Thoughts Directly Into Text

It could effectively allow you to think text directly into a computer.

Even more intriguingly, the researchers found, the synchronization was stronger when the audience enjoyed the music.

New research: Listeners synchronize brain activity with musicians

Music Maker

According to new research, something happens during a musical performance: the brain activity of listeners synchronizes with that of the musician.

New Research: Listeners Synchronize Brain Activity With Musicians

"This study expands our understanding of music appreciation."

"...it brings new prospects to neuroprosthetic technologies, paving the way towards research into replacing dysfunctional parts of the brain with AI chips."

Artificial and biological neurons just talked over the internet

Neural Cyborg

A team of scientists built a neural net that connected artificial brain cells to living biological ones, which signalled back and forth over the internet.

Artificial and Biological Neurons Just Talked Over the Internet

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2020/02/brain-artificial-neurons.page">New study allows Brain and Artificial Neurons to link up over the web</a> [University of Southampton]

More on artificial neurons: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/scientists-build-artificial-brain-cells">Scientists Finally Build Artificial Brain Cells</a>

An international neural net remotely connected real and artificial brain cells.

Woman plays violin while undergoing brain surgery

Watch a violinist play while surgeons operate on her brain

An Unusual Tune

Here's why surgeons kept a talented musician awake and playing violin while they performed surgery on a portion of her brain.

Watch a Violinist Play While Surgeons Operate on Her Brain

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-tumour-violin/violinist-plays-mahler-and-gershwin-to-save-her-music-as-surgeons-remove-brain-tumour-idUSKBN20D14Q">Violinist plays Mahler and Gershwin to save her music as surgeons remove brain tumour</a> [Reuters]

More on tumors: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/miracle-cancer-drug-starves-tumor-cells">Scientists Tout “Miracle” Cancer Drug That Starves Tumor Cells</a>

It's like something out of a medical drama.

"False confessions are a major contributing cause to wrongful convictions and we cannot exclude that drug influence can magnify vulnerability for making a false confession."

New research: Marijuana can lead to false memory formation

Unreliable Narrator

New research shows that marijuana use makes people more susceptible to believing a false memory, a troubling development for the legal system.

New Research: Marijuana Can Lead to False Memory Formation

READ MORE: <a href="https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/vape-study-reveals-link-marijuana-false-memories">VAPE STUDY REVEALS TROUBLING LINK BETWEEN MARIJUANA AND FALSE MEMORIES</a> [Inverse]

More on memory: <a href="https://futurism.com/the-byte/memories-reconstructed-reverse-order">The Human Brain Reconstructs Memories in Reverse Order</a>

Could stoned suspects be confessing to crimes they didn't commit?

"The way that the device constantly evolves and shifts mimics the human brain. It can come up with different types of behavior patterns that don't repeat themselves."

Scientists: Tiny silver wires demonstrate brain-like properties

Brain-Building

Scientists built a bizarre, tiny circuit that changes as electricity flows through it that they say could help them construct an artificial brain.

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