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DeepMind AI developed navigation neurons to solve a maze like us

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DeepMind AI developed navigation neurons to solve a maze like us

Humans have neurons called “grid cells” that help us find our way as we navigate our surroundings. DeepMind's AI has developed something similar as it learned to navigate a maze

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Humans

Elements of surprise: What fiction plots tell us about our minds

Culture

Smart people literally have bigger brain cells than the rest

Health

Smart people literally have bigger brain cells than the rest

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A brain shape drawn on a petri dish held by a gloved hand

Life

Why growing human brain tissue in a dish is an ethical minefield

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Tune in your head? Mind-reading tech can guess how it sounds

Humans

Tune in your head? Mind-reading tech can guess how it sounds

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Humans

Your mind is not an iceberg – there's nothing under the surface

Culture

Brain zap can make people re-experience old dreams while awake

Health

Brain zap can make people re-experience old dreams while awake

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Humans

People with Tourette's may be better at learning without trying

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Life

This Idea is Brilliant: writing about knowing

Culture

Depriving the brain of a sense may improve stroke recovery

Health

Depriving the brain of a sense may improve stroke recovery

Trimming the whiskers of mice suggests that blocking off some functions of the brain can help it rewire itself around stroke damage, speeding up recovery

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The books and ideas that will shape the year ahead

Culture

Health

It's never too late to get a tattoo, an implant – or new senses

Culture

Health

Fasting may boost brainpower by giving neurons more energy

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Health

A boy is missing the vision bit of his brain but can still see

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