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Brains and behavior—circuits, imaging, cognition, and neuro AI links.
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Living In A Bioluminescent State
2+ week, 5+ day ago (18+ words) Indianapolis Monthly Q: Are there any bioluminescent plant or animal species in Indiana?...
Conversational brain AI for adaptive epilepsy care
7+ hour, 49+ min ago (154+ words) Nature Medicine (2026) Cite this article A small study shows that patients can help fine-tune their own seizure detectors by chatting with an AI agent. However, the more difficult challenge ahead is to build AI that responds appropriately. Licklider, J. C. R. In IRE…...
Some adults’ brains look older than their age, and gut biology may be part of the picture
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (423+ words) Most of this research has focused on older adults who are already at risk for cognitive decline. However, the authors of a 2024 review argued that middle age may mark a turning point, with biological changes during this period shaping a…...
Bristol University brain organoids read 26 braille letters with 83% accuracy
5+ hour, 23+ min ago (242+ words) The team cultured human brain organoids on a multielectrode array (MEA). A multielectrode array is a device that arranges from dozens to thousands of microelectrodes to record or stimulate the electrical signals of cells or tissues. The brain organoids were…...
Researchers Trace Alzheimer’s Risk Gene to Myelin Defects
2+ hour, 49+ min ago (177+ words) With evidence from human cell cultures, post-mortem brain samples and mice, MIT researchers show that the APOE4 gene variant suppresses molecular signaling needed for oligodendrocytes to myelinate neurons. They also demonstrate a proof-of-concept fix. In 2022, Tsai’s Lab led by Akay, Djuna…...
Mini brain organoids ‘reading’ Braille marks key step towards biohybrid computing
5+ hour, 28+ min ago (181+ words) Three mini brain organoids working together performed significantly better than one brain organoid at a Braille encoding task, but scientists aren’t sure why image: The tactile sensor which scanned Braille letters. Image courtesy of Dr Benjamin Ward-Cherrier. view more From…...
Light-activated opioid painkiller may work without dangerous side effects
16+ hour, 12+ min ago (335+ words) Opioid painkillers are some of the strongest analgesic medicines, but they are also the riskiest owing to a range of side effects, including addiction. The study was a collaboration with the laboratory of Dirk Trauner, a Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor…...
Light-controlled opioid relieves pain in preclinical tests, Cornell-led team reports
4+ hour, 40+ min ago (361+ words) October 16, 2026 2:52 AM / Staff Report A morphine-based compound activated by light relieved pain in preclinical models while showing fewer signs of several common opioid side effects, researchers led by Weill Cornell Medicine and the University of Pennsylvania report. The experimental drug…...
We Gave a Real Fly Brain a Body. It Made 3 of the 13 Moves.
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1062+ words) We wired a real fly’s brain into a body and asked a simple question: which part of the system actually made each move? I have been thinking about Clever Hans since a Sunday at the end of September, when our…...
We Bet Our Fly Brain Would Turn Right. It Went 8 for 8.
3+ hour, 58+ min ago (1445+ words) You cannot ask a fly brain who it is. You can write down what you expect it to do, and watch. The conclusion is arguable; the method is what lasts. When you cannot talk to something, you can still come…...