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A team of researchers have figured out a way to implant memories in the brains of young zebra finches, thereby teaching them how to sing.
Science & Energy

Scientists Zap Birds’ Brains With Light to Implant False Memories

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists believe they were able to make mice hallucinate by stimulating just 20 of their brain neurons, raising new questions about the human brain.
Science & Energy

Scientists Made Mice Hallucinate by Shining Light Into Their Brains

By Kristin Houser

By erasing memories linked to cocaine use, researchers stopped rats from seeking out the drug — and the therapy could potentially work in humans.
Health & Medicine

Scientists Kept Rats Sober by Deleting Memories of Cocaine

By Kristin Houser

A new type of implant could improve bladder control in people.
Health & Medicine

A New Implant Uses Light to Improve Bladder Control

By Jacob Banas

New research describes how optogenetics, which involves activating nerve cells with pulses of light, could vastly improve paralysis treatment.
Neuroscience and Brain

Stimulating Muscles With Light Could Soon Treat Paralysis

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers Just Got Funding to Grow a Neural Network in a Petri Dish
Artificial Intelligence

Researchers Just Got Funding to Grow a Neural Network in a Petri Dish

By Jon Christian

Mind-Controlled Mice Navigate Mazes, No Longer Crave Food
Food

Mind-Controlled Mice Navigate Mazes, No Longer Crave Food

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists Can Now Turn off Feelings of Thirst in Mice
Science & Energy

Scientists Can Now Turn off Feelings of Thirst in Mice

By Kristin Houser

Researchers Have Devised a Method to Erase Memories Associated With Fear
Health & Medicine

Researchers Have Devised a Method to Erase Memories Associated With Fear

By Dom Galeon

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Science & Energy

Activity in Part of the Brain Could Determine Whether You are a “Winner”

By Tom Ward

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Health & Medicine

New Evidence Suggests Alzheimer’s Doesn’t Destroy Memories, it Only Blocks Them

By Tom Ward

MIT’s Super-Thin Wires Are Leading to a New Age in Brain Implants
Science & Energy

MIT’s Super-Thin Wires Are Leading to a New Age in Brain Implants

By Dom Galeon

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Science & Energy

Scientists Figured Out How to Activate Aggressive, Predatory Behavior in Mice

By Dom Galeon

Just Add Light: Genetic Modification Lets Researchers Control Mice Using LEDs
Science & Energy

Just Add Light: Genetic Modification Lets Researchers Control Mice Using LEDs

By Jelor Gallego

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From Quarks to Quasars

A Window Into the Brain: Scientists Are Making Brain Tissue Transparent

By Dom Galeon

A New Weapon in the War Against Cancer—Light Disrupts Cell Signals
Science & Energy

A New Weapon in the War Against Cancer—Light Disrupts Cell Signals

By Cecille De Jesus