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>

Neuroscience/Brain Science

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.

Scientists: Tiny Silver Wires Demonstrate “Brain-Like” Properties

"This is a system between order and chaos, on the edge of chaos."

The development could lead to personalized, responsive medical devices.

Scientists finally build artificial brain cells

Brain Chips

Scientists recreated the bizarre activity of brain cells in tiny new chips, potentially leading to a new generation of artificial medical devices.

Scientists Finally Build Artificial Brain Cells

READ MORE: <a href="https://techxplore.com/news/2019-12-world-artificial-neurons-chronic-diseases.html">World first as artificial neurons developed to cure chronic diseases</a> [University of Bath via TechXplore]

More on neural circuits: <a href="https://futurism.com/brain-based-circuitry-just-made-artificial-intelligence-faster">Brain-Based Circuitry Just Made Artificial Intelligence A Whole Lot Faster</a>

Brain-inspired circuitry just took a huge leap forward.

"You can almost forget their condition when you meet them for the first time."

People with half their brain removed are doing surprisingly well

Major Restructuring

Decades later, people who had half their brain removed as children have stronger neural connections and function than doctors expected.

People With Half Their Brain Removed Are Doing Surprisingly Well

READ MORE: <a href="https://consumer.healthday.com/cognitive-health-information-26/epilepsy-news-235/they-had-half-their-brains-removed-here-s-what-happened-after-752296.html">They Had Half Their Brains Removed. Here&#8217;s What Happened After</a> [HealthDay]

More on brains: <a href="https://futurism.com/neoscope/doctors-livestreamed-brain-surgery-facebook">Doctors Just Livestreamed a Brain Surgery on Facebook</a>

"They have intact language skills. When I put them in the scanner, we made small talk, just like the hundreds of other individuals I have scanned."

"Not a lot is known about cognitive impairment in humans during spaceflight."

New research: Astronauts are experiencing cognitive decline

Space Medicine

Research suggests that extended trips into space might cause cognitive decline in astronauts, as the brain changes without the influence of gravity.

New Research: Astronauts Are Experiencing Cognitive Decline

At least, that's what early brain scans suggest.

"We're already seeing activity in organoids that is reminiscent of biological activity in developing animals."

Scientists worried that human brains grown in lab may be sentient

Questionable Research

As lab-grown mini brains become increasingly complex, some neuroscientists warn that scientists may be creating and killing off sentient life.

Scientists Worried That Human Brains Grown in Lab May Be Sentient

Imagine the endless horror of conscious existence with no body.

"Someone on holiday could beam a 'neural postcard' of what they are seeing, hearing or tasting into the mind of a friend back home."

Scientists: brain implants could essentially make us telepathic

Brain Link

As brain-computer interface and neural implant technology improves, the Royal Society argues we may soon be able to communicate telepathically.

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