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2+ week, 6+ day ago (116+ words) Psychology Today Blog: All Things Brain Science doesn't have to be complex. What if AI didn't need to be controlled, but could evolve with us? Here is a bold new vision for AI safety built on symbiosis, not fear. Scaling…...
From Magic Mushrooms to LSD: A Peek Inside Medicine's Psychedelic Promise
3+ week, 4+ day ago (604+ words) By Laura L'pez Gonz'lez It's a modern scientific renaissance: Little more than half a century ago, psychedelics were largely outlawed, squelching emerging research into the mind-opening substances. Today, psychedelics have moved from pariahs to potential treatments showing encouraging clinical trial…...
Are Psychedelics Better than Antidepressants? New Study by UC San Francisco Scientist Says No
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (318+ words) With an innovative approach, scientists try to get around the problem of participant expectation in tests of psychedelics Previous studies have suggested that psychedelics may be more powerful than standard antidepressants for conditions like depression. But the new analysis concluded…...
Is Muscle Memory Real? What Happens When You Stop Training
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (344+ words) With modern scientific research, much of the old gym folklore has either been debunked or proven to be true. One example is the concept of muscle memory. The belief is that a seasoned trainee who takes extended time off will…...
Generative Models of Neural Activity: Using AI to Simulate, Interpret, and Predict Brain Dynamics
10+ hour, 18+ min ago (302+ words) The advent of high-density recording technologies, such as Neuropixels and large-scale calcium imaging, has provided an unprecedented look into the simultane. .. You will be redirected to our submission process. About this Research Topic Manuscript Submission Deadline 27 October 2026 This Research Topic…...
Human brain cells learn to play "Doom," could control robot arms next
2+ week, 4+ day ago (289+ words) KTALnews. com (KTAL/KMSS) " The original "Doom" (1993) is one of the most influential video games of all time. It is also notorious for being able to run on basically anything from calculators to pregnancy tests to even toasters. Asteroid contains…...
A profile of the Biological Computing Company, which uses living neurons to build AI chips and algorithms, and emerged from stealth in February with a $25 M seed
3+ hour, 43+ min ago (73+ words) Nat Rubio-Licht / The Deep View: A profile of the Biological Computing Company, which uses living neurons to build AI chips and algorithms, and emerged from stealth in February with a $25 M seed This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows…...
Galmed Announces the Breakthrough Development of a Brain Penetrating New Formulation of its SCD1 inhibitor, Aramchol
4+ day, 19+ min ago (640+ words) 98% of drugs do not reach the brain, as the blood'brain barrier (BBB) separates peripheral blood circulation from the central nervous system (CNS). Galmed has. .. - 98% of drugs do not reach the brain, as the blood'brain barrier (BBB) separates peripheral blood circulation…...
Neuron Motor Proteins' Composition Drives Cargo Specificity
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (659+ words) Wollongong-based online news outlet covering Australia and beyond. If you have anything newsworthy - a story, video or picture to share with us, please email us. Intracellular transport is a vital process that allows cells to move proteins and other molecules…...
Neurons Use Custom Motor Subtypes to Organize the Brain
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (778+ words) Summary: Neurons are the ultimate logistical challenge of the biological world. To maintain their long, complex structures, they must deliver specific proteins to exact locations'like the Axon Initial Segment (AIS)'with pinpoint accuracy. A major study has finally unraveled how…...