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Found 2 results for Anil Ananthaswamy

The brain's 7D sandcastles could be the key to consciousness

27 September 2017

We’ve glimpsed mind-bending geometric structures that fleetingly encode our thoughts, memories and feelings – and could solve the greatest mystery of all
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Electric zap ‘wakes’ man after 15 years in a vegetative state

25 September 2017

A man in a vegetative state for 15 years has been able to open his eyes, move his head, and even try to smile, after electrical stimulation of his vagus nerve

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