As you experience or encounter new things, your brain must encode this information via the right neural networks at the right time.
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Studying the human brain is difficult because of its vast and intricate network of neural connections. The fruit fly offers a simpler but similar model that researchers can more easily map.
Neuromorphic computers aim to one day replicate the amazing efficiency of the brain.
Pinpointing where memories are stored in the brain and how they are transmitted could provide new targets to treat neurological diseases and serve as models for neuromorphic computing.
Collections of self-organising nanowires behave a lot like the neurons and synapses in our brains, with startling results.
The impact of early childhood trauma on lifelong physical and mental health makes it urgent to invest in programs to support healthy pregnancies and stable, caring very early childhoods.
From figuring out where memories are stored to how sensory information translates to behavior, new technologies are helping neuroscientists better understand how the brain works.
Understanding where and how memories are formed could lead to more ways to treat conditions like PTSD and addiction.
Attempts to find brain structures responsible for supposed cognitive sex differences have not succeeded.
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