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Reading thoughts before they become words. The figure was prepared using DALEE software after reading the article.

mind reading? Researchers have developed a method that will allow us to know what we are going to say before we speak

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Individual neurons could recognize, for example, when we are about to touch our tongue to our palate to say the letter D * This will enable the development of prostheses for those suffering from speech problems
neurons. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The genetic phenomenon that worsens the signs of autism

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brain computer interface. Photo: depositphotos.com

When can I upload my brain to the computer?

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Reader's question: I am 59 years old, and in fairly good health. Is it possible that I will live long enough to put my brain into a computer? Richard Dixon.
The eye and the optic nerves in the cerebral cortex. Illustration: shutterstock

"The energy budget of the brain is constant - this is the reason why 'perceptual blindness' is caused, which causes accidents"

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face recognition. Illustration - shutterstock

Now it's scientific - we recognize celebrities faster

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The main cells in the brain: in yellow neurons (nerve cells), in orange: astrocytes, gray: oligodendrocytes, in white, microglia or brain cells. Illustration: shutterstock

Stem Cell Medicines acquires the rights to develop a drug for autism developed at Tel Aviv University

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Live cells through the microscope. Illustration: shutterstock

Life in super resolution

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Scientists from the University of California at Los Angeles - UCLA discovered that dendrites (shown here in green) are not just passive conduits for electrical currents between nerve cells. Photo: Shelley Halpain / UC San Diego

The brain is 10 times more active than previously thought

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Common fruit bat. Weizmann Institute scientists report on a new type of neurons discovered in the bat brain. These neurons encode the direction and distance to the target to which the bat navigates and in this way they constitute a direct neural mechanism for navigating to targets. Source: Oren Pels, Derivative work: User:MathKnight, Wikimedia.

How the brain encodes the "destination point" that you want to reach

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Neurons in XNUMXD. Illustration: shutterstock

Researchers at Tel Aviv University have identified the mechanism that causes the death of neurons in familial dysautonomia - and are offering a first-of-its-kind treatment

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The main cells in the brain: in yellow neurons (nerve cells), in orange: astrocytes, gray: oligodendrocytes, in white, microglia or brain cells. Illustration: shutterstock

IBM scientists mimic the functionality of neurons using a phase-shifting device

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Neurons in XNUMXD. Illustration: shutterstock

The neurons in the brain are much more diverse than we thought

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neurons. Illustration: shutterstock

An international research team has revealed for the first time imaging of neurally active brain tissue

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A typical neuron. Image: z0w/Shutterstock

An artificial neuron that mimics a human neuron

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Turning blood cells into nerve cells. Figure: Jong-Hee Lee and colleagues, CELL journal

A new method for turning blood cells into nerve cells may make cells available to cure diseases such as Alzheimer's

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Development at Ben-Gurion University: the possibility of extending cell life and thus slowing down the development of ALS disease

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genetics. Illustration: shutterstock

Surprising variation between the genomes of individual neurons in the same brain

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Neurons in XNUMXD. Illustration: shutterstock

New mutations have been found in the genes responsible for two serious neurological diseases that have not been described to date

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Chips that interface with the brain. Photo: shutterstock

The chips played the cognitive aspect of the brain and will help the disabled

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neurons during activity. Image: L shutterstock

Waves of neural activity in the brain provide information about cognitive events that occurred in the past

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Putting up a barrier to itching: Researchers have discovered how to stop an itching sensation

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Transport of molecules in the nervous system

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Researchers from Tel Aviv University have discovered the molecular mechanism that regulates memory coding in brain cells

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