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How your brain stays focused on conversations in a noisy room

The brain processes voices differently depending on the volume of the speaker and if the listener is focused on them

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Neuralink says it has permission to conduct its first human trials

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Elon Musk's brain implant firm Neuralink gets approval for human trial

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Why we’re trapped in short-term thinking and how to take the long view

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Why we’re trapped in short-term thinking and how to take the long view

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A woman partially paralysed by stroke was able to use utensils to eat independently after spinal cord stimulation

Health

Spinal cord stimulation helps people with stroke regain arm movement

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Understanding human intentions will be the next big breakthrough in AI

Technology

Understanding human intentions will be the next big breakthrough in AI

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A person with tetraplegia uses a mind-controlled wheelchair as part of a trial

Health

People with paralysis navigate a room via a mind-controlled wheelchair

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Brain training apps claim to make us smarter, but there is no evidence

Technology

Brain training apps claim to make us smarter, but there is no evidence

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Why does time fly or drag? How emotions warp our temporal perceptions

Mind

Why does time fly or drag? How emotions warp our temporal perceptions

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3 How Do We Sense Time? Mechanical brain, conceptual image. Composite image of coloured medical imagery of a human brain and skull, with cogs and gears representing concepts such as memory, time and mechanical brains. The imagery includes 3D computed tomography (CT) scans of the skull and 3D magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the brain. The scans are of a 30-year-old woman.

Mind

How do we sense time? The brain cells that order our memories

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Hybrid AI: A new way to make machine minds that really think like us

Technology

Hybrid AI: A new way to make machine minds that really think like us

In the quest to make artificial intelligence that can reason and apply knowledge flexibly, many researchers are focused on fresh insights from neuroscience. Should they be looking to psychology too?

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David Chalmers interview: Virtual reality is as real as real reality

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What are the four main theories of consciousness?

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Consciousness

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Magic trick reveals sharp memory and future planning in Eurasian jays

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