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Bone-Brain Links Show Regional Genetic and Phenotypic Variation
19+ min ago (883+ words) In a groundbreaking study set to reshape our understanding of human physiology and genetics, researchers have unveiled compelling evidence of regional heterogeneity in the phenotypic and genetic relationships between bone and brain tissues. This revelation uncovers a highly nuanced and…...
How to breathe life back into brain theory
9+ hour, 17+ min ago (26+ words) Neuroscience needs to stop treating the brain as if it is a computer. Neuroscience needs to stop treating the brain as if it is a computer....
Why your brain needs plenty of "Aha!" moments
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (627+ words) In the age of AI, instant answers to our questions are readily available. But columnist Helen Thomson finds that continuing to encourage those delicious flashes of insight that come from your own thoughts may be beneficial both for your everyday…...
A Research Position In Neuromorphic Computing And Nanophotonics Open In Padova, Italy
2+ hour, 15+ min ago (274+ words) Five days are left to apply to a 2-year research position at INFN-Padova, to work in the context of the EIC-Pathfinder-2025 winning project "PHINDER" on the simulation of the apparatus. PHINDER (Picosecond-scale Photonic Heterogeneous Integrated Neuromorphic Detector) is a consortium…...
Controversial start-up using disembodied human BRAINS for drug testing
3+ hour, 53+ min ago (1188+ words) Inside the real-life Frankenstein's lab, a controversial start-up is conducting experiments that blur the boundaries between life and death. Within whirring tanks of pumping fluids, human brains from the recently deceased are kept alive by teams of scientists. These brains…...
Machine Learning Enhances Dual-Target Deep Brain Stimulation
4+ hour, 13+ min ago (950+ words) In a groundbreaking advancement that has the potential to redefine therapeutic strategies for Parkinson's disease, researchers have developed a sophisticated machine learning framework to optimize deep brain stimulation (DBS) targeting both the subthalamic nucleus (STN) and the substantia nigra (SN)....
Slightly Sentient D20 Might Subtly Shift Your Rolls
6+ hour, 48+ min ago (609+ words) A twenty-sided die (d20) is a common thing in tabletop gaming, and [kati]'s slightly sentient d20 is a PCB that not only delivers random results on demand, but responds to hot and cold streaks and may. .....
Frontiers | Combination drug therapy reduces iron accumulation and microglia-mediated pathologies in neonatal intraventricular hemorrhage: a biochemical and transcriptomic analysis
8+ hour, 37+ min ago (611+ words) Heidi Miriam Zamorano Rojas Front. Cell. Neurosci. , 25 May 2026 Vanessa Castro Diaz 1 Carl I. Thompson 4 Michael S. Wolin 4 1. The Regional Neonatal Center, Maria Fareri Children's Hospital at Westchester Medical Center, Division of Pediatric-Newborn Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, United States 2. Department…...
Frontiers | QEx E: a quality and experience evaluation tool for audiovisual VR perception, behavior, and cognition research
8+ hour, 38+ min ago (1568+ words) Frontiers in Virtual Reality Reimagining Human Movement: The Impact of Extended Reality on Physical and Emotional Experience 3 The QEx E tool: design and development 4 QEx E tool: practical examples and demonstration 5 Summary and outlook Front. Virtual Real. , 25 May 2026 Sec. Virtual…...
Frontiers | Editorial: Cellular neuropathology of hearing loss
8+ hour, 37+ min ago (101+ words) Cellular Neuropathology of Hearing Loss Front. Cell. Neurosci. , 25 May 2026 Barbara Jane Morley 2 1. University Basel Hospital, Basel, Switzerland 2. Boys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, NE, United States Editorial on the Research Topic Cellular neuropathology of hearing loss The transition toward mechanistic…...