cognitive science
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Brain Implant Allows Paralysed Woman To Communicate With Her Mind
Researchers in the Netherlands have successfully tested a brain implant that allows a patient with late-stage Lou Gehrig’s disease to spell messages at the rate of two letters per minute.
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We Finally Know Why Birds Are So Freakishly Smart
Birds are capable of extraordinary behavioural feats, from solving complex puzzles to tool making. There may be good reason for that. A new study shows that, pound for pound, birds pack more neurons into their small brains than mammals, including primates.
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Our Brains Can Store 10 Times More Information Than We Thought
New research shows the brain’s memory capacity is ten times greater than previous estimates. That means it’s in the petabyte range — which puts it close to World Wide Web territory.