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Eyes closed: Bats are able to navigate long distances using sound alone

The researchers found that they were also able to produce a sound map of the area in their minds
Prof. Boaz Barak and PhD student Inbar Fisher from the Segol School of Neuroscience and the School of Psychological Sciences at Tel Aviv University. Photo credit: Shahar Shahar, spokeswoman for Tel Aviv University

A new discovery from Tel Aviv University reveals brain mechanisms involved in genetic autism

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The researchers revealed vulnerabilities in the brain support system. The research offers hope for new gene therapies to improve brain cell function
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Humans or machine: Who is better at evaluating memories?

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Research from Ben-Gurion University reveals that humans can assess the veracity of others' memories at the same level as language processing models, and in some cases even better than them.
Behumi and Bell mother and daughter credit David Omer's laboratory

Monkeys mark each other with names and open a new window for understanding the development of human language

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Groundbreaking research reveals that marmosets mark each other by name using unique calls, an ability that until now was thought to be the exclusive preserve of a limited number of species. The findings provide new insights
New research suggests that the brain creates at least three copies of each memory. This also includes those encoded by early-formed neurons, which appear purple in a microscope cross-section of a mouse hippocampus. (Image credit: Biozentrum, University of Basel)

The brain stores at least three copies of each memory 

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New research in mice suggests that the brain creates multiple copies of memories, allowing it to regulate their change over time
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Is consciousness continuous or composed of "eureka moments"?

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A new research method proposes to analyze changes in behavior and leaps in learning to study consciousness, using sudden increases in learning - "eureka moments" - to identify conscious thought processes and study the mechanisms
Dr. Chaya Keller, 2024 Krill Prize winner. Courtesy of the Wolf Foundation

Ten winners of the Krill Award for Excellence in Scientific Research have been announced

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The Wolf Foundation in cooperation with the Israeli research universities selected the team of promising researchers of the Israeli Academy for 2024
The cover of the scientific journal shows the 3D structure of a new protein, as predicted by three different artificial intelligence algorithms

Proteins without parents

Collaboration between Israeli researchers, Chinese students and artificial intelligence reveals new wrinkles between the folds of orphan proteins and updates chapters in the theory of evolution
The tears flow by themselves. Illustration: depositphotos.com

In the tears you cry: smelling women's tears reduces aggression in men

Scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science discovered that tears activate human olfactory receptors, even though they are odorless, affecting the brain activity associated with aggression - and leading to more peaceful and less vengeful behavior
An oligodendrocyte-type cell with many of its branches (in yellow) in a mouse brain section. Reacts to stress quite differently in males and females

Exposure to chronic stress activates different cells in the brains of females and males

From depression and anxiety to diabetes - health conditions resulting from chronic stress affect women and men differently. A new study in mice maps at the single-cell level molecular differences in the stress response in the brains of females
The student Shaked Ron demonstrates the project. Photo: Technion spokespeople

A Technion student developed an innovative method for functional mapping of the cerebral cortex during brain surgery

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Technology for the diagnosis of sediments will allow early treatment of Parkinson's disease in the future

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The relationship between artificial intelligence and the human mind. Illustration: shutterstock

Analyze artificial intelligence to better understand the human brain

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How we link memories to each other and make associations

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where are we where are we going

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Hackton Brain 2013. Photo: Amir Konigsberg

Miyagi Learning Enhancer is the first place winner in the BrainHack neuro-hackathon initiated by the Israel Brain Technologies Association

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