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A bird’s brain holds clues to the sounds of music
3+ hour, 20+ min ago (767+ words) Imagine a chicken that could speak or a pigeon with a voice rivaling that of the most musical songbirds. Granted, the world probably doesn’t need any gossiping chickens or pigeons breaking out in song. But why some birds learn to…...
Scientists decipher how a psychedelic substance is created, then engineer a plant to produce several at once
3+ hour, 20+ min ago (30+ words) Phys.org This site can’t be reached phys.org refused to connect....
Psychology says the calm people feel in a forest is not simply in their imagination — studies find that even a short walk among trees can lower cortisol, possibly activating a stress response shaped long before modern life
3+ hour, 50+ min ago (265+ words) The calm many people feel in a forest is not just a romantic story about trees. A small but serious body of research has measured changes in...
China's BrainCo bets brain tech is a headband, not surgery
38+ min ago (211+ words) BrainCo reads the brain through the scalp, not with implants. It is easier to scale than Neuralink, and much harder to regulate....
Would You Trust an Electronic Nose? Researchers Built One That Can Detect Spoiled Food - AOL
6+ hour, 24+ min ago (430+ words) UC Berkeley researchers developed an electronic nose that uses 16 gas sensors and machine learning to detect spoiled food and common food allergens with greater sensitivity than the human nose. The device was trained to recognize the scent signatures of fresh…...
A second pregnancy changes the brain in a different way from the first, new research suggests
5+ hour, 21+ min ago (517+ words) The Times of India...
Toward a future that preserves benefits of neurotechnology for all
6+ hour, 49+ min ago (179+ words) PhD student Rachel Sava, winner of the Envisioning the Future of Computing Prize, explores transformative improvements and dystopian risks of neural technology. Source: MIT News | Amanda Diehl | MIT Schwarzman College of Computing As advanced medical technology gets closer to hitting…...
Synaptic Simulations and iniBuilds to Showcase A220 on July 15
6+ hour, 12+ min ago (212+ words) The Synaptic Simulations Airbus A220 for Microsoft Flight Simulator will be showcased this week, with a deep-dive livestream scheduled for July 15 at 1900Z, on the Microsoft Flight Simulator Twitch channel. The stream will feature representatives from both Synaptic and iniBuilds, and while…...
Speak Silently With An Ultrasound Probe
22+ hour, 51+ min ago (249+ words) Hackaday Speaking is much faster than typing, and while itâs an increasingly convenient way to interact with computers, itâs hardly private Providing speech privacy in a way we havenât seen before is this prototype tongue-reading system that…...
Alzheimer's tau protein has a surprising secret role in memory
7+ hour, 27+ min ago (795+ words) New research has revealed that tau, a protein best known for its connection to Alzheimer's disease, is also essential for creating long lasting memories. The discovery provides new insight into how healthy memory works and could help guide future efforts…...