LifeBrain switch lets us control a kind of suspended animation in mice Stimulating or inhibiting specific neurons in mice can put them in a hibernation-like state called torpor. The same trick works in rats that don't experience torpor naturally, suggesting it may also be possible in people News
HumansThe way we think about the brain may be completely wrongThinking of the brain as a machine may be hampering our progress in understanding how it works, says The Idea of the Brain: A history by Matthew CobbCulture